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.

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

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

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will stream into the river Ganges next week for the world's biggest festival. The Kumbh Mela in northern India, starting Monday and stretching over 55 days, attracts ash-covered holy men who run ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest ... Hindus believe that a dip at the spot where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers unite, along with a third, mythical river called the Saraswati, will cleanse ...

Could the Kumbh Mela successfully meet this measure ... out across the vast site and the streets lined up across the Ganges River through the 30 floating bridges connecting with the streets ...

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

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 ...

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 ...