The Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj attracts millions of devotees to the Triveni Ghat for a holy dip in the confluence of ...

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Official figures suggest that over 400 million people have visited the Maha Kumbh Mela taking place in India. The Hindu event is the world’s largest religious festival.

Others surround him, with some holding the saffron flag of Hinduism, all repeating a centuries-old ritual that Hindus believe ...

Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious gatherings, but a video shared online does not show a "huge fire" that ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...

Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to officials.

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Officials said the fire had been completely controlled and none suffered injuries. This is the third fire during this ...

Indian hindu devotees perform rituals before a holy fire at camp of Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath Peeth on the eve of Vasant ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Millions of pilgrims hoping to cleanse their sins by ritual baths at India's Kumbh Mela festival rely on key lavatory workers to clear up behind them -- those born on ...