A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...

Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela ...

Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise ...

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 ...

“2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage from the ISS at night. The largest human gathering in the world is well lit,” Pettit wrote alongside the photos. Pettit’s photos reveal the ...

Millions are taking a dip in the sacred Ganges river on the first major bathing day of Kumbh Mela festival. The BBC is at the Mahakumbh Mela, the Hindu festival expected to draw 400 million ...

The Kumbh Mela is the largest gathering of humans on the planet – a fleeting city constructed on the sandy confluence of the Ganges and the ... on the banks of the river Credit: Levison Wood ...

India's Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival. DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...

Kumbh Mela only happens once every 12 years ... expected to take part in ritual baths at the site of India's sacred Ganges river, Yamuna river and the mythical Saraswati during the six-week ...

Tens of thousands gathered to take a dip in holy waters as the Maha Kumbh Mela ... of the Ganges for the Maha Kumbh festival, they offer prayers by throwing flowers and lamps into the river.

An ardh or a half Kumbh is organised halfway between two festivals. The mela is organised in all ... is the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with Yamuna and the mythical invisible ...