A stampede broke out at the ongoing mega Hindu religious ... at the festival. More than 400 million people, the biggest crowd ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating ... As this mela is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, the thought of being stuck amid a melee of people ...

The Kumbh Mela (the name translates as ‘Festival of the Sacred Pitcher ... Here and there on the water float diyas, religious offerings of small, flickering flames. Pale light claws at ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is not just a religious festival-it is a celebration of faith, equality, and the timeless spiritual essence of India. The true miracle of the Kumbh Mela is not its sheer scale ...

Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began on 13 January, ended on Wednesday. A lot has changed through Mr Banoudha's ...

Though preparations for the forthcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik in 2027 have gained momentum, especially after the visit of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on March 23, differences have ...

Preparations for the 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik are advancing, igniting a debate over its name. Trimbakeshwar akharas propose it be called Trimbakeshwar-Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela, while ...

PRAYAGRAJ, (India): A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on ... world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and crowd ...

Bharat Tarachandani, from Brisbane, is among the expect 400 million people expected to converge on North India for the Kumbh Mela religious festival. Credit: UTTAR PRADESH STATE INFORMATION ...

NEW DELHI, January 29. /TASS/. The number of fatalities resulting from the stampede at the Kumbh Mela religious festival in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has climbed to 40, Reuters reported ...