[AF] At least 18 people died during a stampede ... milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, and officials said around 500 million devotees have already visited the festival since it began ...

A Tamil Hindu devotee, with her tongue pierced with a metal rod, participates in a religious procession called Kavad Yatra during Panguni Uthiram festival in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, April 11, 2025.

from the Indian community exclusively to the Western community as well,” said Das, who is also the president of the Spanish Fork Krishna Temple. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m ...