The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

The Promise of the Kumbh Mela According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the ...

The last major Kumbh-related crush happened at Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) railway station in 2013 when 30 pilgrims died ...

The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage celebrated every 12 years, in line with the orbit of Jupiter, and is the largest human ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...

At least 30 people have died and dozens of others have been injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious festival ...

According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...

Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela ...

Discover the spiritual essence of India at the four sacred sites of the Maha Kumbh Mela and participate in HT@100 My Country, ...

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.

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for ...

Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the ISS, posted the images on X, writing, "2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage ...