India's Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival. DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day ...

The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, ...

People from all walks of life in India are now gathering for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River where it meets and mixes with the water of the Yamuna and ...

Tens of thousands gathered to take a dip in holy waters as the Maha Kumbh Mela ... of the Ganges for the Maha Kumbh festival, they offer prayers by throwing flowers and lamps into the river.

The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens ... mile stretch of the Ganges riverbank. On Monday and Tuesday, millions of pilgrims poured into the river on those steps in the ...

An ardh or a half Kumbh is organised halfway between two festivals. The mela is organised in all ... is the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with Yamuna and the mythical invisible ...

Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, faced a minor scare during her visit to the ongoing Maha ...

Devotees cross pontoon bridges on the day they take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical, invisible Saraswati river, during the "Maha Kumbh Mela ...

Prayagraj, located at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers, hosts the largest and most iconic Kumbh Mela ... at the Sangam or other river confluences, reciting ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years in Prayagraj, India. It began on January 13, 2025, and will ...

Here are a few things you could do at the Maha Kumbh 2025: The Ganga is the main river ... Kumbh Mela, which include taking a dip and offering prayers. The Sangam is the confluence of Ganges ...