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

Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious gatherings ... both told AFP the clip in fact depicts a fire drill ...

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

Special Heritage Craft Area In an effort to preserve India’s ancient crafts, the 2025 edition of the mela will feature a Special Heritage Craft Area. This section will focus on dying art forms ...

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 ...

At least 30 people have died and dozens of others have been injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious festival in India ... Kumbh Mela is biggest gathering of humanity in the ...

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials confirming at least 30 deaths and 60 people injured in a stampede on the biggest ...

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.

A pilgrim carries his child as they arrive at the Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela Mela ... the rise in India and outlines ...

Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...