Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official ...

The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

The next Maha Kumbh after 2025 will not occur until 2169, making this gathering exceptionally significant for devotees. The Maha Kumbh Mela attracts an estimated 40 crore (400 million) pilgrims ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday explained how the state government prepared for the biggest festival on the Earth to ensure that the 45-day mega gathering takes place smoothly.

Millions are expected to gather along the sandy banks of Ganga and Yamuna. The Mela ground -- where tents, hospitals, Akharas ...

While the British colonial rule had banned nudity, it was not easy to enforce it within the arena of a religious festival like the Kumbh ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has established five “Vidya Kumbh” primary schools within the vast Mahakumbh mela grounds to provide ... a brighter future for the next generation.

The occasion draws the largest gathering of pilgrims during the Kumbh Mela, as devotees believe that immersing themselves in the holy waters cleanses sins, liberates ancestors, and leads to Moksha ...

The Kumbh Mela is of four types- the Magha Kumbh Mela, held every year in the Hindu calendar month of Magha, celebrated only in Prayagraj; the Ardha Kumbh Mela, also beginning in the month of Magha, ...