DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for ...

Bengal’s centuries-old religious syncretism is being challenged by Hindutva politics, which seeks to make its festive culture exclusionary.

Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region - and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s. The Mayor of Novi Pazar, a ...

ADDIS ABABA – Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local ...

MANILA: Nearly 5 million people filled the streets of Cebu City with music and dance on Sunday, as they participated in Sinulog, the largest religious festival in the Philippines, commemorating the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — “The importance of the celebration of Meskel to Ethiopians is to have us reflect on the idea of peace," said Berhanu Admass, a church deacon. “This is to have us embrace ...