The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major ...

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26, 2025, footage of fireworks and a laser show circulated in social media posts falsely ...

In just three months, a functioning city that can cater for 10 million pilgrims a day springs up and then disappears a few ...

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

In a move symbolizing deep cultural bonds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mixed waters from India's sacred Ganges with ...

A CPCB report now claims the water quality in Ganga and Yamuna during the Maha Kumbh was fit for bathing, contradicting an ...

The European Space Agency's satellite images reveal the astounding transformation of Prayagraj, India, for the 2025 Mahakumbh ...

Kumbh Mela, only occurring every 144 years, when Jupiter completes a full rotation of its astrological cycle. The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters of the Ganges River If I’d ...

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