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Hindu festival
![Stampede at Religious Event in India Kills at Least 116, Mostly Women and Children Stampede at Religious Event in India Kills at Least 116, Mostly Women and Children](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-171401.jpg)
Stampede at Religious Event in India Kills at Least 116, Mostly Women and Children
By Biswajeet Banerjee
Thousands of people a rushed to leave a makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba. The resulting stampede left over 100 dead and 80 more injured.
![Banning Fireworks on Diwali: A Window Into Money and Politics in India Banning Fireworks on Diwali: A Window Into Money and Politics in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-20-10.jpg)
Banning Fireworks on Diwali: A Window Into Money and Politics in India
By Prashant Waikar
What looks like an eminently sensible decision, given the extremely polluting effects of fireworks, has become a politically contentious issue.
![The Many Faces of India's Kumbh Mela The Many Faces of India's Kumbh Mela](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ardha-kumbh-01.jpg)
The Many Faces of India's Kumbh Mela
By Prabhat Singh
India is once again holding the world's largest religious festival. But not everyone is here to worship.
![Nawaz Sharif’s Historic Holi Address Nawaz Sharif’s Historic Holi Address](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-15_16-27-34.jpg)
Nawaz Sharif’s Historic Holi Address
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Pakistani prime minister gives a ground-breaking speech to the country's Hindu minority.
![Bringing Color to the Widows of Vrindavan Bringing Color to the Widows of Vrindavan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-14_18-02-41.jpg)
Bringing Color to the Widows of Vrindavan
By Tehreem Fatima
Breaking tradition, the widows of Vrindavan get lost in the wonderful colors of Holi.
![Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16010_527c4be771306.jpg)
Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth
Have mass media and consumerism hijacked India’s holiest event?
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