This event rotates on a 12-year cycle among four cities: Haridwar, Allahabad (recently renamed Prayagraj), Nashik, and Ujjain. This year, the Kumbh Mela is taking place in Prayagraj, the largest ...

In a powerful demonstration of cultural and spiritual unity, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, participated in the Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj’s Triveni Sangam on ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Channi Anand is based in Jammu, a strategic location not far from the India-Pakistan border that ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela held once in 144 years and this is a festival that has no religious or cultural front barriers, draws ...

The full Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years across four sacred cities, while the Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela takes place midway ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is the world's largest spiritual gathering, attracting millions of devotees! Here are ...

(CNN) — Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as ...

By Jose Kavi The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

At least 200 people were reported dead in a stampede during the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar. Chaos broke out as security steps barred access to the riverside, and the throng panicked, followed by a deadly ...

Years after 1986's stampede in Haridwar's Kumbh Mela, a similar tragedy occured in Nashik during the religious congregartion. More than 40 pilgrims were killed and over 100 were injured in a crowd ...