The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...

While the politicisation of the Kumbh Mela is something one can understand, what really catches my attention is the criticism ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of life in ...

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 ...

Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and ...

Prayagraj, India, Jan 13 (EFE).- The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, the largest human gathering on the planet, began on Monday in northern India with a saffron tide of pilgrims flocking to the ...

Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that starts Monday and is expected to be the largest human gathering in ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting Monday, making it the largest ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India, (Reuters) – A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India tomorrow, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world’s largest gathering of humanity as it ...

NEW DELHI – The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting on Jan 13, making it ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it ...