Nov. 1 (UPI) --At least nine people died and more than 25 were injured in a stampede at a private Hindu temple in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning. The stampede happened ...

On Jan. 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-story monument made of marble, sandstone, and teak that features 44 gates and 392 intricately-carved pillars. But the structure, ...

About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India's holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya on Monday. The temple is built on the ruins of a historic mosque and is dedicated to Hinduism's Lord Ram.

Contestants of Femina Miss India 2026 visited Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri for blessings ahead of the April 18 grand finale in Bhubaneswar. They also explored Konark Sun Temple and Mukteshwar Temple ...

With centuries-old shrines rising from everyday streets, Bhubaneswar wears its title as the Temple City of India not as a ...

India's Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging a landmark 2018 order that allowed women of menstruating age into the ...

AYODHYA, India — More than 30 years ago, rioters destroyed a historic mosque in this holy Hindu city — a seismic event that critics say continues to help transform India from a secular democracy into ...

Indian temples are not mere symbols of architecture and religion, but rather are stories in themselves, crafted from stone ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India left at least six people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Sunday. The incident in the pilgrimage city of ...