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.

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 ...

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 ...

One fateful Wednesday night in January, I texted a friend words I never thought I would say: “I just decided to go to Maha Kumbh. I’m leaving tomorrow.” As a chronically overworked PhD ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

The water quality of the Ganga river remained within the permissible limits for primary bathing standards both during and after the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, the Jal Shakti ministry said on ...

India-West News Desk LUCKNOW – More than 500 million people have participated in the Maha Kumbh festival over the past four weeks, according to authorities. The six-week gathering has drawn a ...