Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj. Every 12 ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of ...

At least 10 people, all of whom were devotees from Chhattisgarh headed towards the Maha Kumbh Mela ... returning from the ...

Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital morgue after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, three police sources told Reuters, as tens of millions gathered to bathe ...

The Maha Kumbh festival is expected to include at least 400 million people—more than the population of the United States—according to officials. That is around 200 times the number of pilgrims ...

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 ...

Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher ...

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After the start of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the crowd of devotees is seen increasing continuously. Countless devotees are taking a holy dip at Triveni Sangam. Not only devotees from ...

REUTERS/Ritesh Shukla With the Maha Kumbh on the horizon (January 13 to February 26), booking sites and organisers are anticipating a significant turnout from Gen Z. Shoba Rudra, Partner & Founder ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is taking place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, marking one of the largest spiritual gatherings in the ...

Hours after a tragic stampede struck the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday, claiming at least 30 lives and injuring 60 others, another stampede occurred just 2 kilometers away.