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 ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over. January 29th was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.

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 ...