India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major ...

According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds ...

will stream into the river Ganges next week for the world's biggest festival. The Kumbh Mela in northern India, starting Monday and stretching over 55 days, attracts ash-covered holy men who run ...

The largest mela in the country for centuries, the Kumbh Mela, was a bigger phenomenon this year than ever before. Excitable television channels, smart tour operators, the thriving selfie culture ...

Among the massive crowds at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious ... a month-long stay on the banks of the sacred Ganges river. They believe this will bring them closer to God and to ...

Could the Kumbh Mela successfully meet this measure ... out across the vast site and the streets lined up across the Ganges River through the 30 floating bridges connecting with the streets ...

Yogi believes, wrongly, that each of these four lakh students is in possession of a motorcycle which he used to carry pilgrims to the river ... spread during this Kumbh Mela except that the ...

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, my family ...

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 ...