As the Mahakumbh 2025 draws millions of pilgrims to the holy city of Prayagraj, Indian Railways is redefining its role, not just as a transportation provider, but as a world-class hospitality service.
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...
Kumbh takes place in all four cities, every 12 years. The Maha Kumbh happens after 12 Purna Kumbhs in Prayagraj, once in 144 years and is considered the most auspicious. The mythological beliefs ...
It's also a prestige event for Modi, whose ruling party boasts of promoting Hindu cultural symbols.The Maha Kumbh festival has had stampedes in the past. In 2013, at least 40 pilgrims who were ...
NEW DELHI — A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city, officials said Sunday. There were no ...
With a diverse assemblage of millions of 'Saadhus', ascetics, tourists, and pilgrims from across the nation and beyond attending Maha Kumbh 2025, the world's largest religious congregation ...
At Maha Kumbh 2025, millions of devotees are thronging to take sacred dips at Sangam at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The present edition of the Kumbh is being held after 12 years, though seers ...
on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma) ...