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. January 29th was ...

The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar proved to be a pivotal moment in shaping Mahatma Gandhi’s sense of purpose and his eventual entry into the political arena of India’s freedom movement. This deepened ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the most sacred events in Hinduism, is set to return to Prayagraj in 2025, with an estimated 40 to 45 crore pilgrims expected to visit between January 13 and February 26.

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 ...