A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies. Pilgrims taking a ...

What makes the Surajkund Mela truly special is its diverse range of handcrafted products, live cultural performances, and the presence of artisans from different states of India, as well as ...

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 million pilgrims are expected to visit over its six-week duration.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and his girlfriend, Hollywood actress Dakota Johnson, recently made a spiritual stop in India as they attended the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. A viral video ...

The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

Stampedes at large religious and spiritual gatherings have occurred regularly in India, the world’s most populous country, with more than 1.4 billion people. During the previous Kumbh Mela in ...

IMAGE: A devotee carries his mother during the Maha Kumbh Mela a day after the deadly stampede in Prayagraj, January 30, 2025. Photograph: Sharafat Ali/Reuters Following the stampede at the Maha ...

This visit is termed a key diplomatic event, which shows international interest in one of India’s most iconic religious and cultural gatherings. As foreign diplomats visited the Mela region ...

India – Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Jan 30 for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicious day of ...

PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA - JANUARY 29: The ambulance took the injured to the hospital after the stampede caused by the crowd of devotees who had gathered to take a bath in the Triveni on January 29 ...

At least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in northern India this week after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela. The official tally was released hours after the incident occurred in the ...