Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up Wednesday in India’s ...

A week before my visit, pilgrims on their way back from India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival were stuck in a traffic jam for 30 hours. According to the government, nearly 20 million pilgrims gathered ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by ...

Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher ...

The festival is held every 12 years at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers. It ends February 26. The post surfaced after at least 30 people died in a stampede at the ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.

Jivanmukta was invited by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, to perform at the dance and music festival during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagra. This historic event ...