Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

The lost-and-found center at the world’s largest religious gathering attends to the faithful’s earthly needs as they perform ...

In the aftermath, relatives queued up to identify ... It is not the first time the festival has seen casualties. The last time Kumbh Mela was held in 2013, about 36 people died.

While VIPs could drive straight to the river through exclusive corridors, well-heeled pilgrims shelled out anywhere between Rs 1,000–5,000 per passenger to take auto rickshaws and bikes. Others walked ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a ...

In this article, Vaibhav Pathak of Dot Media examines influencer marketing’s impact on brand engagement at the Kumbh Mela.

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Authorities say at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered hi ...

Many feared dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival - Indian authorities are yet to issue an official statement but death toll is feared to be as high as 50 ...

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