On 25 March people around the world will celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the “Festival of Colours”. Observed for centuries, the festival is a jubilant occasion that sees ...

Sinead O'Connor paid tribute to her 'beautiful' 17-year-old son today as she wore pink to his Hindu funeral after he took ... Sinead, who wore bright colours in line with her son's wishes, took ...

Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – The devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April has left thousands of Hindu families unable to celebrate the funeral of their loved ones in accordance with the ...

Indian students covered in coloured powder celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, in CalcuttaPicture: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images Credit: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images Students ...

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on a bid by a devout Hindu for the legal right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre. Davender Ghai, 70, was seeking to overturn a decision by ...

This is a traditional Hindu funeral pyre – an ancient ritual that goes back thousands of years in which devotees cremate bodies by burning firewood in an open ground. “The smoke is all around ...

Revellers pour onto streets across the country, smearing and splashing powder New Delhi: Millions of Indians splashed bright colours on each other on Monday to celebrate the popular Hindu festival ...