The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the economy, its impact is just as dramatic. They are staggering statistics even ...

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster ...

Religion, politics and the economy are deeply intertwined in India -- and the six-week-long Hindu festival of the ... or the Muslim hajj in Saudi Arabia with nearly two million.

Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers – the Ganga, the Yamuna and ... Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia drew 1.8 million ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India – Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Jan 30 for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede ...

That is about 200 times the number of Muslim pilgrims who participated in the annual Hajj in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, last year. It is so large it can be seen from outer space. According to ...

Nine Indians have been killed in a traffic crash in Saudi Arabia, authorities said on Wednesday (January 29, 2025). There were no immediate details released from Saudi Arabian officials about the ...

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