A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

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

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained ...

The Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is a grand Hindu festival held every 12 years at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal visited the Maha Kumbh, a large spiritual gathering, at Triveni Sangam. She expressed her admiration for the event's unity and thanked Uttar Pradesh for the festival ...

The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

Eyewitnesses recounted chaotic scenes with hundreds of people climbing over barricades and falling over one another.

Indian badminton player and Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal reached Prayagraj to participate in the ongoing Maha Kumbh and take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam.

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...