Kumbh Mela, India

Maha Kumbh 2025: 21-Member Team from 10 Countries to Take Holy Dip
A 21-member team from 10 countries will take the holy dip, symbolizing unity and devotion. Get the latest updates on this historic event.
Dreadlocked Indian ascetics among 35 million who take holy dip in Maha Kumbh festival
By Saurabh Sharma PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of sacred rivers in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who took the holy dip on the second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela,
Factbox-How Is India Managing Its Maha Kumbh Festival, the World's Largest Gathering?
India's Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is set to be the world's largest gathering of humanity, with 400 million visitors expected at the six-week event that began this week in the northern city of Prayagraj.
Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival
The Maha Kumbh festival — held every 12 years — started Monday, with more than 15 million pilgrims bathing in the holy rivers, according to officials.
Holy Dips At India's Giant Hindu Festival Come With Challenge
For pilgrims at the largest gathering of humanity, ritual bathing in India's holy rivers includes a key challenge -- finding your family and clothes after the chilly dip.
Over 20 million perform holy dip ritual at India's Maha Kumbh
Thousands charge into icy waters to perform the holy dip ritual at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival:::: Prayagraj, India:: Namrata Aggarwal, Hindi pilgrim from Gurugram:: “It’s been a life-changing experience and once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Air India To Operate Daily Flights From Delhi To Prayagraj
As the Maha Kumbh Mela progresses further, bringing stories and visuals of spirituality and devotion, some good news for ...
LIVE Updates | Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Check History, Rituals, Shahi Snan Dates And Why It's Maha Kumbh
After 144-years wait, the Mahakumbh is taking place in Prayagraj and will run until February 26. This monumental spiritual ...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Revisiting the spiritual essence of Simhasth Kumbh Mela in Ujjain
As the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 unfolds in Prayagraj, memories of my experience at Ujjain’s Simhasth Kumbh Mela in 2016 resurface ...
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million ...
Kumbh Mela: At VHP meeting of saints, ‘freeing temples’ from govt control, Hindu claims on mosques
At the Margdarshak Mandal meeting from January 24 to 27 at Prayagraj, saints are also likely to raise issues such as love ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest religious festival gets under way in India
Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is ...
India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity
Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest ...
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RSS To Take 8,000 Dalit Students To Maha Kumbh Mela To Prevent Religious Conversions
The primary aim of the program, according to Ramji Singh, an instructor at Seva Bharti schools in the Awadh region, is to ...
The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, ...
India's Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering
Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that ...
Esri India launches Kumbh Mela Web app for information and navigation
Esri India launched a user-friendly GIS-based web application in Hindi and English for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, ...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: AI-Powered Lost And Found Centre Established For Devotees — DEETS Inside
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: In view of the massive influx of pilgrims attending Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, the administration has ...