Union Home Minister Amit Shah with his wife Sonal Shah and son Jay Shah offers prayers to cow on the occasion ... be getting a little guarded with an oil lamp near the baby.

Nearly a fire: A coal oil lamp in the state controller’s office overflowed and the oil took fire. James Sturtevant seized the door mat, threw it over this burning mass and taking it in his hands ...

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...

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One of the earliest historical mentions of the festival comes from Chinese Buddhist ... "diya" prayer lamps, crafted from baked flour, that glow from burning mustard oil or clarified butter.

Deep Daan is another Kumbh ritual, wherein numerous lit oil lamps are floated at Triveni Sangam, which is the mystical confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. Taking a bath in the ...

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) A Hindu pilgrim offers prayer with an oil lamp after taking a holy dip at Hooghly River on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14 ...

In the face of such tragedy, it’s easy to think my prayers are merely a temporary salve on a deep, gaping wound. But a phone call with a pastor who lives in eastern China—more than 6,000 miles ...

Salah, meaning ‘prayer’ or ‘supplication’, is also known as Namaz among non-Arab Muslims. Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam, which form the core beliefs and practices of the religion.

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.