A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said. A massive crowd, estimated to be 100 million, ...

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], December 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday stressed that the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in 2027 is a significant opportunity for ...

Magh Mela is a 45-day-long festival that begins on Paush Purnima and ends on Mahashivratri. It is this mela that turns into ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of life in ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - 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. Here is a look at the ...

Far from the romanticised ‘pacifist’ and ‘tolerant’ stereotypes surrounding them, recent videos of a few sadhus beating up ‘reporters’ have surfaced from the ongoing Maha Kumbh, demonstrating an image ...

HARIDWAR, India (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees plunged into India's Ganges river on Thursday as the country kicked off one of the world's largest religious festivals, even as ...

More than 100 million people are expected to attend this year's Kumbh Mela. LONDON -- Elephants, horses and an expected crowd of more than 120 million people began to descend on Prayagraj, India, ...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday stressed that the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in 2027 is a significant opportunity for the state. According to the Chief Minister's Office ...