The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials this year expect up to ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

PRAYAGRAJ (ANI) – The Maha Kumbh 2025, the world’s largest religious ... including Makar Sankranti (January 14), Mauni Amavasya (January 29), Basant Panchami (February 3), Maghi Purnima ...

With the no-vehicle zone imposed since January 25, attendees are required to park vehicles outside the mela grounds and walk ...

Prayagraj's continue to see devotees taking holy dip amid cold condition. Early in the morning, the ghats of Ganga was filled ...

Pradeep Kumar’s elder brother Sanjay Kumar, 46, has been missing from the Kumbh Mela since January 14, the day of the first ... Ram Narayan and Ram Ratan Mahat, residents of Nepal who were ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - India's Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is set to be the world's largest gathering of humanity, with 400 million visitors expected at the six-week event ...

35 million participate in holy dip, says Uttar Pradesh chief minister Festival expected to boost economy by $30 billion-$35 billion PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Naked Hindu ascetics ...

Drone visuals showed that 2.50 crore people have taken a holy dip in Sangam during the first 'Amrit Snan' of Maha Kumbh 2025 by 3 pm as per Uttar Pradesh government on January 14. Delhi exit poll ...

PRAYAGRAJ (ANI)– Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on January 14 confirmed that over 35 ... expressed gratitude to all Akharas, the Maha Kumbh Mela administration, and sanitation ...

Factbox-How India Has Managed Its Maha Kumbh Festival, the World's Largest Gathering PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha ...