In the Kumbh Mela you have certain auspicious days, and I went to bathe in the river Ganges and the Yamuna, which are these two very holy rivers, on the most auspicious day for 144 years.

Journalist and presenter Amol Rajan travels to India on a deeply personal pilgrimage to the largest religious festival in ...

Amol Rajan has said making a pilgrimage to the Ganges for his new TV documentary helped him confront his dad’s death.

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power at the Centre in 2014, the renaming of cities has become common in the states led by the party. The list has been long, from Allahabad being renamed ...

India’s rivers have long been the lifelines of its culture, spirituality, and civilization. Along these sacred waters lie ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered in the Indian coastal town of Puri for the grand Rath Yatra festival - where 15 ...

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Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

PRAYAGRAJ, (ANI) – Gangapuri Maharaj, also known as Chhotu Baba, has become a focal point at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. A resident of Assam’s Kamakhya Peeth, the 57-year ...

The upcoming Kumbh Mela is scheduled between 2026 and 2028, with the flag hoisting ceremony set for Oct 2026. The first "Amrit Snan" (holy bath) is slated for Aug 2, 2027.