Women are brought to the temple of Guru Deoji in Northern India for exorcisms. — -- Screams rang out from the temple of Guru Deoji in Northern India. It was the sounds of a woman who seemed to be ...

A decades-long flashpoint in India’s sectarian politics reached a climax on Monday with the inauguration of a vast Hindu temple on a contested holy site that was once home to a mosque. “After ...

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The Tirumala temple, in the south Indian city of Tirupathi, is one of Hinduism’s holiest shrines. Over 5,000 pilgrims a day visit this city of seven hills, filling Tirumala’s coffers with donations ...

Digha, India – On a hot and sultry June afternoon, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of India’s West Bengal state, swept a sun-scorched road to make way for a towering chariot in Digha, a tourist ...

New Delhi — At least 35 people died Thursday when the floor of a Hindu temple in central India collapsed under the weight of faithful who had flocked to the site to mark a holy day. Dozens of people ...

Its site is sacred to Hindus, and it also represents the much more recent victory of Hinduism as a political identity. By Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar Reporting from New Delhi and Ayodhya in India ...

It's rare to come across an individual who's adept with both pen and camera -- more so when photography grew out of a casual remark. Tarun Chopra is one such and what he has managed with "Temples of ...

India’s temples are not just places of worship, they are often architectural marvels set in some of the most extraordinary landscapes in the country. From shrines perched on sky-piercing Himalayan ...

The temple inaugurated by the prime minister is on the disputed site of a centuries-old mosque destroyed in a Hindu mob attack that set a precedent of impunity in cases of violence against Muslims. In ...

He has set a precedent for Indian PMs to perform religious functions, thereby effectively rendering non-Hindus unelectable for that position. Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing rituals at the ...

ABU DHABI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a grand Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, capping off a two-day visit to the Muslim nation that is home to ...