The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Dozens of relatives were anxiously waiting for news outside a large tent serving as a purpose-built hospital for the festival ...

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

At least 30 people were killed and dozens more were injured early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha ...

Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report. 24/7 coverage of ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the ...

A massive fire broke out Friday at India's ongoing mega Hindu festival Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh ...

People were trampled as pilgrims rushed to bathe in holy waters at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a huge Hindu festival. Many pilgrims ...