Ambassador Baba, a special spiritual personality from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, arrived at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in a unique way. He came in his beloved saffron-colored 1972 Ambassador car, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest ... India's leaders have "capitalised" on the festival to "strengthen their relationship with the country's Hindus", who make up nearly 80% of the more than 1.4 ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people — the largest gathering of humanity.

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

At a confluence of holy rivers, Hindus believe that bathing during the Kumbh Mela washes away sins and breaks the cycle of rebirth. More than 400 million people will now descend on this Indian city.

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...

During the last Maha Kumbh Mela, in 2013, at least three dozen people died when a bridge in a train station collapsed. Hundreds of people died in a stampede during independent India’s first ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. Ap Correspondent. Wednesday 29 January 2025 09:07 GMT. open image in gallery.