The desire to wash off one’s sins at the once-in-144-year Maha Kumbh Mela—a disputed detail since other recent Kumbh Melas ...

An old video of a flash flood from another state has been shared hundreds of times on social media, falsely claiming that it ...

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Take the example of the recently concluded Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj. It was advertised as a big marketing opportunity with ...

As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26, 2025, footage of fireworks and a laser show circulated in social media posts falsely ...

Many Malayalees had messaged me pointing out that an event related to Mahakumbhamela hurt them. They informed that they felt ...

The accommodation arrangements for devotees during the Kumbh Mela are a complex logistical feat that requires coordination ...

Mahashivratri commemorates the divine union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and holds special significance in the context of the Kumbh Mela. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva played a ...

THE unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India over­shadowed many nations in size – and for the ...

Thousands of sanitation workers were toiling on Friday to clean up 20,000 tonnes of waste left behind by hundreds of millions ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over. January 29th was ...

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media. By Eve Sampson Fifteen people ...