Called the world’s largest religious gathering, the event has already drawn 148 million people. Attendance is expected to exceed 400 million by the time it ends on Feb. 26, and surging crowds have ...

Helicopters, deployed by the Yogi government, showered flower petals on the devotees at the ghats and Akharas while they took a holy dip in the river Ganga ... at the Maha Kumbh Mela for weeks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Maha Kumbh mela, taking a sacred dip at Triveni Sangam. He performed rituals and ...

India's Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival. DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day ...

cities in which the Kumbh Mela festivals are held every 12 years. The flow of the Ganges symbolizes amrita, and celebrations take place around the river. The main event of the festival is the ...

Authorities say at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival ... being pushed into the Ganges River as he went to participate ...

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple ... city along the banks of the Ganga river, complete with tents, toilets ...

Mahakumbh 2025, world's largest spiritual gathering, attracts millions of devotees, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati river As we've been reporting, at least 30 people have been killed in a crush at the Kumbh Mela festival ...