The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

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By Manveena Suri, Helen Regan, Aishwarya S Iyer and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens ...

At least seven people were killed and dozens suffered injuries in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...

Multiple people were feared dead in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India on Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Prayagraj on Monday to participate in the Maha Kumbh celebrations. He took the holy dip ...