A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 million pilgrims are expected to visit over its six-week duration. - Sacred ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela held once in 144 years and this is a festival that has no religious or cultural front barriers, draws ...

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The scale of the Maha Kumbh Mela is astonishing. The last one, in 2013, drew 120 million people in Prayagraj, according to a government estimate. An intermediate festival in 2019, though less ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the lakhs of people who took a dip at the Sangam today (February 5) at the Maha Kumbh ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...

he government had spent `3,700 crore in 2019 Kumbh Mela. “Maha Kumbh 2025 is not just a spiritual gathering; it is a massive economic engine,” said Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief Secretary of Uttar ...

A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

A severe traffic congestion extending for kilometres was witnessed on the routes to the Maha Kumbh Mela here on Sunday with ...

Australians are among the hundreds of millions flocking to North India for one of the largest gatherings on earth. What makes ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in ...

The last celebration at the site, the "ardh" or half Kumbh Mela in 2019, attracted 240 million pilgrims, according to the government. This year, authorities are preparing for up to 400 million ...