Supreme Court of India declines urgent hearing on Kerala High Court order to maintain elephant distance at festivals.

The Devaswoms raised this concern while urging the Supreme Court to urgently consider a petition challenging the stay order ...

The distinct legal status carved out for elephants under the Wildlife Protection Act means that in spite of being protected ...

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics, holy men, and women gathered in northern Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is said to be the largest religious congregation on earth. Nearly 400 million ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the world's ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

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According to Marca, the incident took place during the annual Puthiyangadi festival in the southern state of Kerala on Tuesday night. Five elephants adorned with golden headgear and leg ...

At least 17 people, including one critically, were injured when an elephant lost control during the Puthiyangadi festival at a mosque in Kerala's Malappuram district. The elephant, named Pakkathu ...

As per the report, the festival, famous for its grand parades with elephants decked out in golden ornaments, had attracted a big crowd. People had gathered to watch the elephants march through the ...

Hundreds had gathered at the Puthiyangadi festival at Tirur. Visuals show at least five elephants adorned with golden plates at the festival as people in the crowd tried to film them. Suddenly ...