The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism’s holiest festivals, held once every 12 years at Prayagraj in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

Are you planning to visit the world's largest spiritual gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj? Well, if you're heading there for the auspicious Mauni Amavasya Snan, there's some great ...

At least two people died and many were injured in a stampede after a live wire broken by a monkey caused panic among Hindu ...

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I’m now seeing the downstream consequences in my California clinic.

The Uttar Pradesh government says 37 people were killed in the Kumbh Mela crush, but the BBC has verified at least 82 deaths.

Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by ...

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men leave after taking a dip during the first "Shahi Snan" during "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, Jan. 15, 2019.

The data was collected between January 12 and February 20, 2025, covering the Amrit Snan days and adjoining periods.

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of ...

A one-time Kumbh Mela pilgrim in India finds true cleansing in Christ. At the age of 11, Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gonda to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge into ...

Medha Roopam, a 2014-batch IAS officer and a former competitive shooter, has been appointed as the new DM of Gautam Buddha ...