Whether you are drawn to spiritual gatherings like Kumbh Mela, folk showcases like Hornbill Festival, or local melas that pop up in school grounds and town squares, there is something wonderfully ...

Ahead of the next year’s Kumbh Mela in Maharashtra, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake the chemical conservation of the famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik district after the ...

In 2019, when a smaller event known as a “half” Kumbh was held in Prayagraj, the lost-and-found center handled 39,000 cases, Mr. Jha said. Most were solved, he added.

Maha Kumbh 2025 live:On the concluding day of Maha Kumbh 2025 and the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, lakhs of devotees have thronged the mela venue to take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam.

Every 12 years the festival carries the prefix “Maha,” which means great, as it’s the largest gathering of the Kumbh Mela that’s held every three years in one of four cities. “It is a ...

During the peak of this year’s Maha Kumbh, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) measured 49,000 fecal-coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters at the main bathing ghat. That’s roughly ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it drew a total of 663 million people seeking ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims and tourists to India. The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in ...

A one-time Kumbh Mela pilgrim in India finds true cleansing in Christ. At the age of 11, Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gonda to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge into ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.