The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials this year expect up to ...

2 Hindu devotees gather along the banks of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on Jan. 13, 2025.

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

It’s 2013, and I’ve joined the world’s largest public gathering: the Maha (“Great”) Kumbh Mela ... I’m blessed in turn by a Brahmin stationed on a boat above the Sangam; he dips ...

The Maha Kumbh festival is expected to include at least 400 million people—more than the population of the United States—according to officials. That is around 200 times the number of pilgrims ...

Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj. Every 12 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 has began ... A viral video draws the attention towards a travel vlogger named Vishal Chowdhary who has turned chaiwala at this major gathering. He is mainly followed by ...

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) ...