Hundreds died in a stampede at the first Kumbh Mela in independent India in Allahabad in 1954 – a disaster caused by ...

Through history, the Mela has held different meanings for ascetics, the colonised, colonisers, and tourists, but all have ...

What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims exp ...

Stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj has claimed 30 lives, with 25 victims identified so far. Efforts are underway to as ...

Devotees flock to Prayagraj for Mahakumbh 2025, the largest religious gathering, facing severe traffic congestion. Many are ...

Over 1.25 crore devotees have taken a holy dip at Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh, with numbers expected to rise as the ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering with origins in Lord Vishnu wresting a golden pitcher with a nectar of immortality from demons after a 12-day celestial fight ...

As the devotees sought to attend the world's largest religious gathering, many found themselves stuck in their cars hundreds ...

Every 12 years the festival carries the prefix “Maha,” which means great, as it’s the largest gathering of the Kumbh Mela that ... in a crowd crush at a railway station as pilgrims gathered ...

An unprecedented 200-300 km traffic jam in Madhya Pradesh, caused by a massive influx of pilgrims heading to the Maha Kumbh ...