The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in a sin ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.

The Prime Minister held ‘rudraksh’ beads in his hand during the bathing ritual. Dressed in a deep orange jersey and blue lowers, Modi offered prayers to the sun and the Ganga amid the chanting ...

Commission members visited the stampede spot at the Sangam Nose, a triangular area just before the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswati. The panel is led by Harsh Kumar, a ...

At least 30 people died in an early morning stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival in India, officials said on Wednesday. Vaibhav Krishna, a senior police official, told reporters ...

The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million people overall, according to officials, compared with the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia which drew 1.8 million last year. By Tuesday ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu religious festival in India.This year, after saving every penny ...

The Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida in Southwest Ranches is an authentic Hindu temple designed by Indian architects and materials transported from Southeast India. Jose Iglesias jiglesias@ ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Hindu ...