(The Conversation) — The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?

BHOPAL, India At least 58 Hindu pilgrims bathing in a central India river during a religious festival drowned when the gates of a nearby dam were opened, police said Monday. Local police official S.K.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Devotees, ash-smeared naked "naga sadhus" (Hindu holy men), Hindu saints, and members of the transgender community jostled for a ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees take a dip at Sangam, the sacred confluence of several ...

The renowned Magh Mela currently underway in Prayagraj has entered its final phase, drawing lakhs of devotees from across India and abroad to the sacred Sangam. Pilgrims continue to take holy dips at ...

The temple town of Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath, was soaked in spiritual fervour on Wednesday as the ceremonial public bath, known as the ‘Snana Jatra’ ceremony of Lord Jagannath and his siblings ...

The Padma Purana explains that the holy dips performed during these sacred days help cleanse sins (papa), as water sanctified by the divine alignment and devotion brings mental peace to devotees.