India's government reported that over 420 million pilgrims bathed at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. The number is ...

A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is considered the most auspicious of all Kumbh Melas due to its unique celestial alignments and historical significance. Unlike regular Kumbh Melas, which occur every 12 ...

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Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious ...

Ash-smeared sadhus (holy people) gather for the festival.Credit: Only now can I discern the individual droplets making up this riverine flow: millions upon millions of human bodies swaddled in robes ...

Swami Sivananda, born in 1896, has witnessed every Kumbh Mela over the past century, marking an extraordinary milestone in his life. The revered spiritual leader, who has dedicated his life to ...

Today's scenes from the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj... IMAGE: A Naga sadhu blesses a devotee during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters IMAGE: Amit Kumar ...

Kumbh Mela is said to be one of those rare events where the common ... hold tridents or any weapon, and smoke marijuana through a pipe called chillum or ‘Shiv Muli’. They draw their inspiration for ...