Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India, for the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humanity ...

In 2013, a record 120 million people attended the Kumbh Mela, and this year 150 million are expected at Prayagraj. In a land as ancient and vast as India, most things tend to veer towards ...

Another stampede took place at Allahabad Junction (now Prayagraj Junction) during the 2013 Kumbh Mela in which scores of people died. After the 1954 stampede, an inquiry committee was set up and it ...

Another stampede took place at Allahabad Junction (now Prayagraj Junction) during the 2013 Kumbh Mela in which scores of people died. After the 1954 stampede, an inquiry committee was set up and ...

Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2019: The Ardh Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ... This amount is over two times more than the state government had spent in 2013. Recently, the state government cleared a proposal ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, are expecting over 400 million people to swarm the large, temporary city created ...

In this sequence, seven of the Shaiv akharas — Mahanirvani, Niranjani, Juna, Atal, Avahan, Agni and Anand Akhara — left their camps located at sector number 20 of the Maha Kumbh mela.

Vehicle entry is prohibited in the Kumbh Mela premises and Prayagraj city from this evening due to the large gathering expected for Mahashivratri. Essential service vehicles are exempted from ...

PRAYAGRAJ, (India): A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, are expecting more than 400 million people to swarm the ...

Kumbh Mela is held at the four places – Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain — where the drops of amrit fell. The last Maha Kumbh Mela was in 2010.The Ardh Kumbh is held every six years.