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 Kumbh. According to Station House Officer Rudra Pratap Singh, the truck ...

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 ...

Maha Kumbh 2025: As Maha Kumbh Mela approaches, devotees, seers and sages from all over India and around the world are flocking to Prayagraj. The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 will kick off on January 13 ...

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 ...

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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Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

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 neck signifies Rudra, the base symbolises Brahma, the middle part embodies all goddesses, and the water within represents the entire ocean. The Maha Kumbh is a significant social and religious ...