The sadhu akharas at the Kumbh Mela are more than spiritual sanctuaries. These camps, led by ascetic monks, have become ...

The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...

The world’s largest religious festival turns tragic as a stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela leaves 30 dead and 90 injured in India.

On January 29, 2025, in Prayagraj, India, @rameshchandra_1990 shared a video of a stampede during the Mahakumbh Mela ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

Indian officials planned for two years to host the ‘largest congregation of humanity’ safely; tragedy unfolded on busiest day ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which ...

Every 12 years the festival carries the prefix "Maha," which ... Authorities are promoting the event not just as a religious gathering but a cultural spectacle that in the past has attracted ...

making it one of the most significant events in the region's religious calendar. The most anticipated moment of the Makaravilakku festival is the arrival of the 'Thiruvabharanam' (sacred jewels of ...

The Makaravilakku festival at Sabarimala continues to be one of the most significant religious observances in Kerala, drawing millions of devotees to the hill shrine every year. This year’s ...

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 ...