The World’s Largest Human Gathering Begins in India
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...
Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival
Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
Over about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna ...
Hindu Holy Men Take Dip In Ganges At India's Kumbh Mela Festival
Aerial images of Hindu holy men and devotees taking a ceremonial dip in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, for Shahi Snan or "royal bath" as part of the Kumbh ...
Tens of millions of Hindu devotees make do with little at Maha Kumbh festival
It’s late evening in the city of Prayagraj and the roadside vendors selling snacks are packing up their wares to shut for the ...
Fire tears through tents at India's mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries
A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s ...
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India: Inside a Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage to Ganges River
More than 400 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to participate ... DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife ...
India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers ...