The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

It is believed that on this day, the waters of the Ganges River turn into nectar, making it the ideal time for devotees to cleanse their sins and seek blessings. Many people embark on a pilgrimage ...

The Ganges River dolphin, scientifically named Platanista gangetica gangetica, is one of the most unique and charismatic freshwater creatures found in the mighty Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna river ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati river As we've been reporting, at least 30 people have been killed in a crush at the Kumbh Mela festival ...

A separate administrative district has been set up just for the event, with a sea of 160,000 tents erected along the banks of the Ganges river for devotees to live in. Hindu devotees leave after ...

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Read more about the festival here. Hundreds of millions of pilgrims are expected to take part in ritual baths at the site of India's sacred Ganges river, Yamuna river and the mythical Saraswati ...

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As pilgrims rushed to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers, which Hindus consider sacred, thousands of people who were lying or sitting on the river banks were trampled, safety ...

Photojournalist Ankit Srinivas brings you some sights from the festival: The devout will bathe at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and the mythical ...

Watch: Millions take a holy dip on day two of India's Mahakumbh Mela Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing ...

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