Pilgrims taking a holy bath and praying late last month at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India. The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims ...

Hindu religious leaders have called off their “royal bath” following the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela this morning. Today is a sacred day during the six-week festival, and authorities were ...

The Kumbh Mela is taking place in Uttar Pradesh, which is governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. The Shahi Snan (royal bath ... in India in 2021 and 2022, though ...

After the conclusion of the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh marked by the Mahashivratri holy dip on February 26, ...

Ahead of a major bathing event at Maha Kumbh on the occasion of Maghi Purnima, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the arrangements made for the occasion during a meeting with ...

About 30 million people had taken the holy bath by 8am local time on Wednesday, he said. The Maha Kumbh Mela festival started on 13 January. Nearly 150 million people have already attended ...