Over 10 million devout Hindus participated in the Kumbh Mela by taking a dip in holy waters in Prayagraj, India. Despite past tragedies, attendees believe the sacred waters can free them from sin and ...

The refrain among common devotees has been that the state’s BJP government has been making special arrangements for VVIPs at ...

CHIEF MINISTER Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that some people are trying to spread “negative” and “misleading” propaganda by linking the Maha Kumbh to “VIP bathing”, pointing out that the truth is ...

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip on Wednesday at the world's largest religious ...

A deadly stampede at a Hindu festival in India is causing many to wonder how to effectively manage massive events.

Indian officials downplayed a deadly stampede at the world's largest religious festival because they wanted to protect the public image of a potential successor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, analys ...

NEW DELHI, January 31. /TASS/. At least seven people were killed, and more than 10 were injured in another stampede at the Kumbh Mela religious festival on January 29 in the northern Indian state of ...

A stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday ahead of the 'Amrit Snan' on 'Mauni Amavasya', killing 30 people and injuring at least 60. According to ...

The tragedy occurred on Jan. 29 between 1am and 2am as throngs of devotees broke through barricades in an attempt to get to a triangular land mass known as the Sangam Nose, which is sandwiched between ...