In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims exp
At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.
India’s Hindu festival Kumbh Mela surpasses 300 million holy baths
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela surpassed the symbolic figure of 300 million holy baths since its beginning on Jan. 13 in northern India, according to data from the organizers, as the investigation into the deadly stampede continues.
Maha Kumbh Mela: About 40 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering
At least seven people were killed and dozens suffered injuries in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions have gathered to bathe at the confluence of three sacred rivers.
What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?
Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. The world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering,
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Police say at least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering as ...
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...
Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India
Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers.
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No VIP privileges on Amrit Snan and all major bathing days at Maha Kumbh
A large number of devotees, along with VIPs and VVIPs, are arriving at the Triveni Sangam to take a holy dip during Maha Kumbh 2025. However, the Yogi government has strictly prohibited VIP protocols ...
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Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy dip at largest gathering of humanity on Earth
Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival began in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on ...
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U.P. CM hits out at Akhilesh over Maha Kumbh dip
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on ... politics are taking a dip at the holy Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati to seek punya (virtue),” said Mr. Adityanath, at ...
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MC Mary Kom expresses gratitude for Maha Kumbh 2025, calls it a special experience
Legendary boxer and Olympic medallist MC Mary Kom expressed her admiration for the Maha Kumbh 2025 during her visit to the ...
Mahakumbh 2025: Sanatana Dharma is India's national religion, says Yogi Adityanath
The Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj is set to be a monumental event, both spiritually and economically, as Uttar Pradesh Chief ...