The following panoramas were shot in January and February 2013. We suggest you view them in full-screen mode. Naga sadhus bathe in the waters of Sangam during the auspicious bathing day of Makar ...

People offer prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 13, 2025.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of ...

Maha Kumbh 2025 is set to draw millions to Prayagraj, showcasing the largest religious gathering on Earth. Learn how Maha Kumbh differs from Kumbh Mela, its significance, key dates, and why this ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj. Latest U.S.

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 ...

In Uttarakhand, the state where the festival took place, infections spiked. At the start of April, when the Kumbh Mela began, the state was reporting 500 new cases a day.

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as ...

Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most ...

In 2019, when a smaller event known as a “half” Kumbh was held in Prayagraj, the lost-and-found center handled 39,000 cases, Mr. Jha said. Most were solved, he added.

Maha Kumbh 2025: The Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest cultural and religious gathering of Hindus, is set to take place in 2025. This grand event is scheduled to begin on January 13 and conclude on ...

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