The world's largest human gathering is underway in India with the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela, a celebration held once every 12 years. Over the next six weeks, millions of Hindu pilgrims ...

From the spiritual grandeur of Kumbh Mela in India to the lively water fights of Songkran in Thailand, these festivals have ...

As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26 ... but it predates the gathering by several months and depicts another celebration along the banks of the Ganges river in the northern city of Varanasi.

Why is Maha Kumbh Mela so important ? It is a very very big event and especially important in today’s date and time. It is to be noted that it has been celebrated for centuries. This Maha Kumbh ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025, a cosmic reunion that graces humanity only once every 144 years, was more than a pilgrimage; it was a mirror reflecting the unbroken thread of devotion that binds us all.

Among the massive crowds at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering in northern India's Prayagraj city, there is a unique group of people called Kalpwasis. They are mostly elderly ...

"We started preparations for the Kumbh Mela last year. If we had started the work in 2020, we would have been in a more comfortable position today," he said. Fadnavis credited the efficiency of ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating spiritual heritage and diversity. Given that the Maha Kumbh Mela, in particular, only occurs once every 144 years ...

Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began on 13 January, ended on Wednesday. A lot has changed through Mr ...

"Prior to the 2019 Kumbh, sanitation facilities in the mela premises were limited to just earmarking a large area for open defecation, which eventually polluted the rivers. But in 2019, the govt ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (March 23, 2025) announced a ₹1,100 crore plan for the development of Trimbakeshwar Temple and the establishment of a Kumbh Mela Authority ...

Though preparations for the forthcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik in 2027 have gained momentum, especially after the visit of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on March 23, differences have ...