As many as 5 million visitors were expected to descend on the city Monday – an auspicious day in the ongoing Kumbh Mela religious festival, which was delayed this year due to the coronavirus ...

Hindus perform a religious ritual on the banks of Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, on March 12.

LONDON -- Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela,despite coronavirus restrictions in what is often described as the largest religious ...

Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy men, wait for the start of a procession toward the river Ganges during Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021.

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A Naga Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, waits before the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021.

With the inauguration of this project, there will not be any disruption in electricity supply to the Kumbh Mela area and the consumers in Haridwar will receive 24 hour electricity supply.

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that preparations are underway for the Kumbh Mela scheduled to be held in Haridwar in 2027, asserting that tourism in the state is witnessing ...