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.

At least six people were killed in a stampede after a large crowd gathered at the Mansa Devi temple in the northern Indian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.