In the early hours of Wednesday, a stampede-like situation erupted at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, where millions of pilgrims had gathered for the Mauni Amavasya 'Amrit Snan'. At 1 AM ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam ahead of 'Basant Panchami Amrit Snan', during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Cerdit: PTI Unlike the Mauni Amavasya dip ...

According to mythology, holy rivers descended on Mauni Amavasya and a bath in these rivers cleanses one of sins and opens the path to salvation ...

Several are feared dead or missing after a huge number of devotees rushed to take 'Amrit Snan' on Mauni Amavasya, one of the most auspicious dates in the Hindu calendar. According to government ...