Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

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Pilgrims showing photographs of their lost relatives at the lost-and-found center last month at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India.

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

Building upon my previous write-up, “Miracles of Kumbh,” it is worth recalling that the Maha Kumbh occurs after 12 Purna Kumbhs, i.e., once every 144 years. In 2025, this significant event ...

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a once-in-144-years event, attracts millions through its spiritual, religious, and cultural vitality. This year's gathering in Prayagraj emphasizes spiritual rebirth through ...

What is the Maha Kumbh Mela? The Maha Kumbh Mela, or “great festival of the sacred pitcher,” is the world’s largest religious ceremony. Based on a Hindu legend in which demons and gods fight ...

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.

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said. A massive crowd, estimated to be 100 ...