The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar proved to be a pivotal moment in shaping Mahatma Gandhi's sense of purpose and his eventual entry into the political arena of India's freedom movement. This deepened his ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest religious gathering. Anupreeta Das covers India and South Asia for The Times. She is based in New Delhi. Hari Kumar covers India, based out of New Delhi.

Monalisa Bhosle, a 16-year-old garland seller, experienced a life-altering moment when a video of her at the Maha Kumbh Mela went viral, leading to her casting in 'The Diary of Manipur.' Her arrival ...

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men leave after taking a dip during the first "Shahi Snan" during "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, Jan. 15, 2019.

The previous Kumbh Mela in 2019 recorded 240 million attendees, less than half of this year’s turnout. The largest gathering occurred on January 29, when 80 million devotees visited the site.

A one-time Kumbh Mela pilgrim in India finds true cleansing in Christ. At the age of 11, Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gonda to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge into ...

The Kumbh Mela, which began in mid-January and will end late this month, is the world’s largest religious gathering. It is expected to draw more than 400 million people over six weeks, according ...

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.

Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the ...

Scott is a clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine. Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past ...

In other Kumbh -related matters, however, counting has remained more conservative. Officials said 30 people had died in the stampede last month; other sources suggest the real number was much higher.