Qingming (Clear and Bright), the fifth solar term of the year, is the only one for which the first day doubles as a holiday, ...

Spring Festival is immortalized in poems, such as Wang Anshi's New Year's Day which describes the vibrant scenes of the ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Jan 13, 2025 ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Hindu ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...

PRAYAGRAJ – Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Jan 13 as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people – the largest ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Nearly 15 million take holy dip, six times more than expected Devout Hindus march praising Lord Shiva, Mother Ganga PM Modi says festival is celebration of faith and harmony PRAYAGRAJ, India ...

Over 1,000 years ago, artist Zhang Zeduan created his best-known handscroll masterpiece, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, depicting the prosperous life and landscapes of Kaifeng ...

This week’s photo theme is, well, it’s death. Not because we’re trying to be overly morbid, but because Thursday 5 April is Qingming Festival in China, a day where families traditionally tend to the ...