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 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 ...

Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena criticized the BJP and Uttar Pradesh government for poor Kumbh Mela management, linking it to a stampede that resulted in casualties Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on ...

Recently, discussions have emerged about comments made by SP MP Dimple Yadav about the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj and the attendance of non-Sanatanis. The All-India Akhara Parishad ...

Many women, particularly the elderly, bore the brunt of the situation, struggling to find space in the overcrowded compartments. "I was on my feet for hours as there was no space even to sit at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Mahatma Gandhi perhaps understood that the Maha Kumbh represents a mini-India and has the potential to inspire Indians from all regions and to unite them to fight for their freedom from the British.