A deadly stampede also occurred at the last Maha Kumbh Mela during the busiest day of bathing. A total of 36 Hindu pilgrims died in that incident in 2013, including 27 women and an eight-year-old ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism’s holiest festivals, held once every 12 years at Prayagraj in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

At least 30 people have died during India's Kumbh Mela festival. ... and gurus leading spiritual organisations of Hinduism. The mela also sees the participation of devotees from different Hindu ...

These sites were destined to host the Kumbh Mela at specific intervals, making them some of the most revered pilgrimage destinations in Hinduism. There are different types of Kumbh Melas: Kumbh ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. ... The seers, ascetics, priests and saints from different sects of Hinduism are the stars of the show.

The Kumbh Mela's hundreds of millions of attendees dwarf other religious gatherings, with the last one in 2019 attracting about 240 million people. Last year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca drew 1.8 ...

More than 400 million pilgrims are expected to travel to Prayagraj city to bathe at the confluence of Hinduism’s three most holiest rivers ... the Maha Kumbh Mela occurs only once every 12 years.

The Maha Kumbh Mela has always been an important symbol of Hinduism, though it was usually not politicized until the recent rise of the idea of India as a Hindu nation.

People from all walks of life in India are now gathering for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River where it meets and mixes with the water of the Yamuna and ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

Devotees take holy dips in the Ganges River during Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, one of the most sacred pilgrimages in Hinduism, in Haridwar, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, April 12 ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism’s holiest festivals, held once every 12 years at Prayagraj in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...