Hindu devotees cross a pontoon bridge spanning the river Ganga as they arrive to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela (Reuters) Managing crowds has long been a challenge at the Kumbh Mela festivals.

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

Dozens of people believed to be injured as the 'world's largest gathering of humanity' takes place in northern India ...

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...

Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival - A vermilion dot on the ...

It is often referred to as the "festival of festivals" and a major event in the Hindu calendar ... (Devesh Mishra/AFP/Getty Images) The Hindu gathering is important to the Indian government and has ...

But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers, it morphs into a major display of Hinduism in various forms and designs. Some ...