More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...

The event is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and centres on the belief in the purifying power of sacred rivers. Pilgrims ...

Officials have just announced that 30 people were killed and 60 were injured during the crush at Kumbh Mela festival. Of ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...

Akhil Bharatiya Pujari Mahasangh has urged Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav not to allow VIPs in Ujjain's Simhastha ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

Australians are among the hundreds of millions flocking to North India for one of the largest gatherings on earth. What makes ...

Discover the spiritual essence of India at the four sacred sites of the Maha Kumbh Mela and participate in HT@100 My Country, ...

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

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...

Devotees at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj are participating in the unique practice of writing heartfelt letters to Lord ...