PRAYAGRAJ, (Reuters) – The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, is being managed with cutting-edge technology to improve safety and crowd control. With over 400 million people expected to attend, the festival in ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of life in India are now gathering for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ...

Nashik: The civic administration is set to construct two elevated storage reservoirs with a combined capacity of 4 million litres per day (MLD) in the.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering and one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus, is held once every 144 years and is currently taking place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The sight of devotees marching toward the confluence ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to officials. Local officials in the city of Prayagraj, where the ...

The BJP has criticised Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav after photos of him celebrating Halloween with his grandchildren surfaced online, reminding voters of his earlier comments describing the Kumbh Mela as “meaningless.

Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital morgue after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, three police sources told Reuters, as tens of millions gathered to bathe in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six ...

Jan 19 (Reuters) - A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, but the blaze was quickly brought under control and no injuries were reported, officials said. The fire ...

More than 100 million people are expected to attend this year's Kumbh Mela. LONDON -- Elephants, horses and an expected crowd of more than 120 million people began to descend on Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, marking the beginning of Kumbh Mela, the world’s ...