Millions are expected to gather along the sandy banks of Ganga and Yamuna. The Mela ground -- where tents, hospitals, Akharas and several other structures are set up -- will occupy an area of 4,000 ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

Managing crowds has long been a challenge at the Kumbh Mela festivals. In 2013, a stampede at a railway ... Another stampede took place in 2001 when thousands of devotees gathered for the ...

Managing crowds has long been a challenge at the Kumbh Mela festivals. In 2013, a stampede at a railway station left 42 people dead and 45 injured as thousands of pilgrims arrived for the festival.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For Swami Anandavanam Bharathi who was recently anointed as a Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara, the ...

Mamta Kulkarni was asked if she still watched Hindi films. The former actor had then said that the last movie she saw was Munna Bhai.

The first time I went to the Kumbh Mela was in 2001, while on assignment for Outlook magazine ... To seek an answer I have been going back to subsequent Kumbh Melas of 2007, 2013 and 2019 at ...

The Kumbha Mela began being broadcast by government’s media channel Doordarshan from 2001. India’s remote ... a stampeded occurred in Kumbh Nagar, killing at least 300 and injuring over a 1,000. 2013: ...