Religion, politics and the economy are deeply intertwined in India — and the six-week-long Hindu festival of the Kumbh Mela gives one of the clearest examples. The Hindu nationalist government ...

Religion, politics and the economy are deeply intertwined in India -- and the six-week-long Hindu festival of the Kumbh Mela gives one of the clearest examples. The Hindu nationalist government of ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the economy, its impact is just as dramatic. "Business is booming everywhere ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size - and for the economy, its impact is just as dramatic. "Business is booming everywhere ...

For millions of Hindu pilgrims at India's millennia-old vast Kumbh Mela festival, the culmination of their journey is ritual bathing in the holy waters where sacred rivers meet. And for as long as ...

The festival is still underway in northern India and has continued uninterrupted even after a deadly stampede. The Hindu festival is expected to attract an estimated 450 million people over the ...