Inspired by stories of families separated among the millions celebrating the weeks-long Maha Kumbh Mela, old Bollywood films ...

A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s ...

A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on ...

Days before India started its mammoth Kumbh Mela festival, a video showing preparations for a nighttime light show surfaced ...

Swami Bhupender Giri, centre, Naga Sadhu of Niranjani Akhara, arrives for ritualistic dip at Sangam, the confluence of the ...

Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...

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

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of ...

The 'royal bath' is a key part of the event, held every 12 years in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, significant ...

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 ...

Tens of thousands gathered to take a dip in holy waters as the Maha Kumbh Mela kicked off in Prayagraj. About 400 million people are expected to attend the six-week festival. DW has the latest.