STORY: Devotees took a holy bath in the sacred river and worshipped Goddess 'Ganga', as they wished for the prosperity and welfare of humankind. The festival commemorates the descent of the river on ...

‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip New Delhi (CNN) — Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred ...

Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival began in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

India, Feb. 16 -- On the last day of the Magh Mela on Sunday that coincided with Maha Shivratri, over 40 lakh devotees took a ...

Around 90 lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga and at the Sangam on the occasion of Magh Purnima at the ongoing Magh Mela here on Sunday, braving severe cold wave conditions, officials said.

New Delhi (CNN) — Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up ...