The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
A barrier reportedly broke during a holy bath, injuring several devotees at the world's largest religious gathering.
Officials said they had worked for at least two years to prepare for the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher festival, to take place without incident. The Hindu pilgrimage, where people flock to take a ...
The most propitious of these days occur in cycles of 12 years during the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival. The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in ...
or Great Pitcher Festival, seeking absolution from their sins. The "royal bath" of the ascetics is a key part of the event, held every 12 years in the northern city of Prayagraj, because Hindus ...
The most propitious of these days occur in cycles of 12 years during a festival called the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival. The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus ...
Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh ...
the most auspicious day of the six-week Great Pitcher Festival. Hindus believe that taking a dip at the confluence of three sacred rivers - Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati - absolves ...