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Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
on Vasant Panchami during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi ...
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
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Dozens killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday ... holy dip as part of the Maha Kumbh Mela in the Indian city of Prayagraj.
The New York Times29d
What to Know About the Maha Kumbh Mela, the World’s Largest Human Gathering
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 ...
India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity
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 ...
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Saffron and salvation: India’s Kumbh Mela mass pilgrimage begins
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 ...
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One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern ... to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred ...
The Straits Times1mon
India’s Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
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 ...
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India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity
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 ...
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India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
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 ...
The Straits Times1mon
India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity
PRAYAGRAJ, India – The Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Jan 13, a Hindu sacred event set to be the world’s largest gathering of humanity, highlighting religion ...