The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a law to set up a Nashik Kumbh Mela Authority for planning the mega congregation to be ...

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

It was January, and I was headed 80 miles west to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, a Hindu religious festival in which tens of millions of pilgrims come together at the convergence of two real ...

The University of Southampton's WorldPop research group has examined detailed data from 2020 and 2021, focusing on population ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and the BJP's efforts to secure their reputation as guardians of the nation's religious values ...

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In a once-in-144-years celestial alignment, Noni Ware joins 660 million pilgrims at India's Maha Kumbh Mela to witness a ...

A grand Jagannath temple in Digha, costing Rs 250 crore, was built under CM Mamata Banerjee. Opposition accuses her of using ...

The Delta variant emerged alongside major public events, including the Kumbh Mela religious festival in April 2021. Dr Cleary explained: "The increase in mobility, together with a relaxation of ...

The reason for the crowd moving together is not yet known. The Kumbh Melah festival, which is the largest religious gathering in the world, is held every 12 years and this year it began on 13 January.