Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is held every 12 years but the "Maha" or grand Kumbh Mela takes place only ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, one of the world's biggest and most intriguing spiritual festivals, is taking place in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, from January 13 to February 26 ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has a tough task of managing the mammoth crowd coming to attend the Maha Kumbh mela and hence, ...

The Maha Kumbh, one of the largest spiritual gatherings in the world, has commenced today. This sacred event, celebrated every 12 years, attracts millions of devotees from around the globe to Uttar ...

The Kumbh Mela’s timing is determined by astrology, with the dates aligning to moments when celestial bodies like Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon are in auspicious alignments.

Mela police have deployed a Super 20 team of 200 policemen to manage crowds at Sangam Ghat during Maha Kumbh, led by Additional SP Anit Kumar. Additional pickets and security measures have been ...

The Maha Kumbh takes place at the bank of ‘Triveni Sangam’, the sacred confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and ‘mystical’ Saraswati. A holy dip at this confluence is believed to cleanse one’s soul and ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, expect more than 400 million to swarm ...

Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival ... Formerly known as Allahabad, Prayagraj was renamed by Adityanath in 2018 ...

Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest ...