The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering with origins in Lord Vishnu wresting a golden pitcher with a nectar of immortality from demons after a 12-day celestial fight ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered at the confluence of ...

One can witness the light blue water of the Yamuna and the slightly muddy one of the Ganga come together to form a third, ...

Many feared dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities are yet to issue an ...

Mauni Amavasya, also known as Maghi Amavasya or Magh Amavasya, is a significant day observed during the Magha month in Hindu ...

The Mahakumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years at four locations: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain.

Millions continued to throng the site even as police urged them to avoid the area. Deadly stampedes are relatively common ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

Crush happened as pilgrims tried to jump over police barricades to reach Sangam Nose, the point where India's Ganges river ...

Eyewitnesses and hospital sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed in Wednesday morning's ...

A devotee who came to Maha Kumbh said that despite the huge crowd, there was no stampede-like situation. The Maha Kumbh is held every 12 years and a huge turnout of devotees is expected in Prayagraj ...

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed ...