A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

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 ...

Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival ... the state and the national level.

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

The Mahila Naga Sadhvis, or female ascetics, live austere lives devoted to meditation, yoga, and chanting. Wearing unstitched saffron fabric called 'Ganti,' they are known for their tilak-marked ...

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 ...

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 23 (ANI): The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar, underlined the significance of Maha Kumbh 2025 ...