With the no-vehicle zone imposed since January 25, attendees are required to park vehicles outside the mela grounds and walk ...

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

Pradeep Kumar’s elder brother Sanjay Kumar, 46, has been missing from the Kumbh Mela since January 14, the day of the first ... Ram Narayan and Ram Ratan Mahat, residents of Nepal who were ...

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 ...

35 million participate in holy dip, says Uttar Pradesh chief minister Festival expected to boost economy by $30 billion-$35 billion PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Naked Hindu ascetics ...

The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials this year expect up to ...

Factbox-How India Has Managed Its Maha Kumbh Festival, the World's Largest Gathering PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha ...

Seers from various 'akharas' took the first 'Amrit Snan' at the Maha Kumbh on Makar Sankranti on ... Celebrated on January 14 every year, Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - India's Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is set to be the world's largest gathering of humanity, with 400 million visitors expected at the six-week event ...