Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

According to Acharya Lalmani Panday, head priest of Panipat’s Devi Mandir, which is believed to have been built by the ...

Maha Kumbh Mela held special significance due to a rare celestial alignment that occurs only once every 144 years. This cosmic event is believed to provide an exceptional opportunity for spiritual ...

Authorities stepped up the numbers of police officers and put air ambulances on standby in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state on one of the holiest days of the Hindu festival ...

However, this claim is false—the footage is actually from Kolkata, an eastern Indian city, and has been available online months before the Kumbh festival began. "Kumbh mela," reads the Hindi ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating spiritual heritage and diversity. Given that the Maha Kumbh Mela, in particular, only occurs once every 144 years ...

Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began on 13 January, ended on Wednesday. A lot has changed through Mr ...

Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher ...

The festival is held every 12 years at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers. It ends February 26. The post surfaced after at least 30 people died in a stampede at the ...