On this special report, the focus is on the massive devotee surge at India's religious destinations ahead of New Year 2026.

Anand Mahindra's social media post reignited interest in the 11th-century Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. This ...

Anand Mahindra took to X to share a video of the famous Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur and praise its architecture in ...

Across India, temples have long served not just a spiritual need but a social one as well. Many of the country’s temples have adopted a long-standing tradition of feeding the masses, allowing pilgrims ...

Ayodhya, India (CNN) — Half a million people entered the new Ram Mandir on Tuesday, a controversial Hindu temple in the holy town of Ayodhya that is built on the ruins of a destroyed 16th century ...

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 ...

KHAJURAHO, India (RNS) — The ancient, ornately carved Hindu and Jain temples outside this central Indian city have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, and they are on the Archaeological ...

Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh is a prominent spiritual centre in South India. These days, the temple is making headlines for receiving over INR 900 crore donations in the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thirty-six bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens of people attending a festival fell into the muddy water when its cover collapsed, ...

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 ...

A 49-year-old man from Singapore has been arrested by the Indian Police Service over his alleged use of a pair of ...

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping ...