Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela ...

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

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...

Mythology and Origin Originally Kumbh Mela was a deeply religious event attended by pilgrims, sadhus, and religious leaders mostly. The religious fervour and rituals linked with the festival were ...

Millions of pilgrims and tourists have congregated at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for different reasons — to ...

Held every 12 years, the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, as the religious event in the city of Prayagraj in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh is called, attracts more than 400 ...

Image: Pic: Reuters The Maha Kumbh mela, the world's largest religious gathering ... has been spent on the celebrations. The six-week festival is a kaleidoscope of people from all walks of ...

His continuous presence at this sacred event, which is considered one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, has made him an iconic figure. The Kumbh Mela is a festival that holds ...

The BBC is at the Mahakumbh Mela, the Hindu festival expected to draw 400 million visitors over six weeks. The Maha Kumbh is a colourful religious festival where millions gather in Prayagraj city ...

The festival is the rarest and most sacred incarnation and is a reminder of twelve cycles of the twelve year of Kumbh Mela. -Another difference is the frequency of the religious gathering.