Air India is set to launch a temporary daily flight service between Delhi and Prayagraj from January 25 to February 28, 2025, to manage increased travel during the Maha Kumbh Mela. The service ...

WEEKEND VISITOR INCREASE Around 25-40% more devotees have been reported within the Kumbh on weekends according to estimates. Over the weekends, an increase in road travel has been noted due to the ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism’s holiest festivals, held once every 12 years at Prayagraj in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

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 ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism ’s holiest festivals, held once every 12 years at Prayagraj in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of ...

The six-week-long Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher festival, began in India last Monday, and is touted as the world's largest gathering of humanity. More than 400 million people are expected to ...

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 ...

[1/3]India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi prays as he takes a holy dip during the ongoing "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, February 5, 2025.

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 ...

Authorities stepped up the numbers of police officers on one of the holiest days of the Hindu festival, considered the world’s largest gathering of humanity.