The Kumbh Mela ... festival happens every 12 years and this year's celebration is expected to attract as over 400 million people between January 13 to February 26. The Ganges River in India ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu ... people across 45 days in Prayagraj in northern India. Here are five reflections I had about this unique festival and my once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage.

As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26, 2025, footage of fireworks and a laser show circulated in social media posts falsely ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span ... to swarm the site of the Kumbh Mela. Authorities stepped up ...