Kumbh Mela, India

Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
How excitement of Hindu pilgrims turned to death and chaos at Maha Kumbh Mela
For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster waiting to happen?
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims exp
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
This sacred stroke, called tilak, is ubiquitous to the millions of Hindu pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh festival in India’s northern Prayagraj city , where faithful gather at
Millions in India take ‘holy dip’ a day after deadly stampede at Hindu festival
Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicious day of the six-week event.
Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson take a holy dip at Maha Kumbh Mela: Watch video
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and his girlfriend, Hollywood actress Dakota Johnson, recently made a spiritual stop in India ...
This Video Doesn’t Show Stones Being Pelted During 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela
An old and unrelated video is being circulated on social media platforms to falsely claim that it shows people pelting stones ...
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Relatives search for missing after deadly Maha Kumbh Mela stampede
STORY: More than 36 hours after a deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival claimed dozens of lives, distraught ...
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Devotees battle Maha Kumbh travel surge
Ahmedabad: Ankit Pancholi, a 28-year-old businessman from Ahmedabad, has set his heart on taking the holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, but the journey seems impossible. "Every train I ...
Uttar Pradesh: 118 Foreign Diplomats From 77 Countries To Visit Maha Kumbh Mela In Prayagraj Today
In spectacular display of faith and devotion, over 296.4 million devotees have converged at the sacred Sangam and taken a ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the ‘holy dip’ where stampede took place?
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The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede
Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters ...
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Kumbh Mela stampede: Bengal govt opens helpdesk, control room to assist pilgrims from state
In the backdrop of the Maha Kumbh stampede in which at least four people from West Bengal were killed and several others were missing, the state government on Saturday issued a helpline number for ...