Over 50 crore devotees have participated in the Maha Kumbh Mela at the Triveni Sangam, marking the largest congregation in ...

New Delhi, Jan 31 (EFE).- The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela surpassed the symbolic figure of 300 million holy baths since its beginning on Jan. 13 in northern India, according to data from the ...

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicious day of the six-week ...

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster ...

Another stampede took place in 2001 when thousands of devotees gathered for the “holy dip” at a riverbank in Haridwar. open image in gallery A Hindu ‘holy’ man prepares to take a dip in ...

Nepali Hindu devotees undergoing the arduous fasting of 'Swosthani Brata' made their first stop-over pilgrimage commonly called "Pardes Yatra" at Pashupati on Wednesday.Dozens of Hindu women performed ...

The Kumbh Mela is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages in India. During this spiritual journey, millions immerse themselves in holy rivers to wash away sins and seek salvation. The power of faith ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered ... A smaller version of the festival, called Ardh Kumbh, or Half Kumbh, was organized in 2019, when 240 ...

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