India's Modi takes 'holy dips' at Maha Kumbh, week after stampede killed dozens
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
Pakistani pilgrims join Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, praise India's hospitality
A delegation of pilgrims from Pakistan have arrived to participate in the Maha Kumbh Mela underway in Prayagraj.
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Belief in the sacred waters of the Ganga bring millions to India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest ...
India News Live Today February 6, 2025: 8 die after car-bus collide on Jaipur-Ajmer highway on way to Maha Kumbh
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How India has managed its Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest gathering
More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, ...
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...
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Maha Kumbh stampede: Massive crowd broke barricades, says CM Yogi; UP govt to give Rs 25 lakh compensation to kin of deceased
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 25 lakh aid for the families of 30 deceased in the Triveni Sangam stampede during Maha Kumbh’s Mauni Amavasya ‘Amrit Snan’. "The government has ...
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Mahakumbh 2025: Know about the cultural performances from February 7 to 10
Mahakumbh 2025, one of the biggest spiritual gatherings in the world, is currently underway in Prayagraj. Following the auspicious Basant Panchami occasion on February 3, which marked the third Amrit ...