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

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest ...

Mauni Amavasya, observed on January 29, 2025, is a significant day in Hinduism to honor ancestors. Falling in the month of ...

Importance of taking bath in Ganga River It is believed that taking a bath in the Ganges or any other sacred ... is a perfect time for prayers and rituals because of the alignment of celestial ...

The mass Hindu mela, or fair, opened on January 13 and runs until February 26 on the river ... of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Sarasvati rivers. A central part of the rituals is bathing in ...

The crush happened as pilgrims tried to jump over police barricades to reach Sangam Nose, the point where India's Ganges river meets Yamuna ... devotees to engage in a ritual bath at the ...

A stampede occurred as people rushed to take part in a bathing ritual at the festival early ... Hindus believe that the mythical Saraswati river once flowed from the Himalayas through Prayagraj, ...

A stampede occurred as people rushed to take part in a bathing ritual at ... Saraswati river once flowed from the Himalayas through Prayagraj, meeting there with the Ganges and the Yamuna.