Holding tridents, swords, spears and small two-headed drums, ash-smeared Hindu holy men marched at sunrise toward the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers in the northern ...

The Kumbh Mela is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages in India. During this spiritual journey, millions immerse ...

12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Hindu holy men arrive in a procession at an akhara where they will stay during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival beginning on Jan. 13, at the confluence of ...

Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri arrived in UP’s Prayagraj on January 25, to take holy dip during Maha Kumbh ...

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions ...

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...

Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering. The ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...