Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
Reverence for the sacred waters of the Ganga and belief in its power to wash away sins bring millions to India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...
Mahakumbh 2025: List of Famous Personalities Who Taken Holy Dip at Sangam, Prayagraj Kumbh Mela
The Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is a grand Hindu festival held every 12 years at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, ...
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...
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India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men ...
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Saina Nehwal's Spiritual Journey at Maha Kumbh: A Festival of Unity and Tradition
Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal visited the Maha Kumbh, a large spiritual gathering, at Triveni Sangam. She expressed her admiration for the event's unity and thanked Uttar Pradesh for the festival ...
Several people feared dead in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India ...
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
A devotee garlands a senior Hindu holy man walking in a procession, a day before the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in ...