Behind the obvious global rise in pilgrimage and religious tourism is not just the growing religiosity across societies, but ...

In the bustling, colour-soaked chaos of Kumbh Mela, few figures capture the imagination as profoundly as the Naga Sadhus. Draped in bhasma (ash), with their nak ...

In just three months, a functioning city that can cater for 10 million pilgrims a day springs up and then disappears a few ...

Pintu Mahara, a boatman from Prayagraj, along with his family earned ₹30 crore during Maha Kumbh but has a criminal past, ...

"My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion," ...

From being empowered by Lord Rama to bestow blessings on all ceremonious occasions to being criminalised under British colonial laws to claiming an akhara in Kumbh Mela, kinnars have carved a distinct ...

What's the truth?: This photo has been on the internet since 2019 which predates Maha Shivratri 2025. So clearly, it is also unrelated to Maha Kumbh mela 2025. How did we find out the truth?: ...

For one who has been born, death is certain; and for one who has died, birth is certain. Therefore, you should not lament the ...

Trending Photos The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, one of the world's largest religious gatherings, concluded on February 26, 2025, in Prayagraj, India. Over 663 million devotees participated in the event, ...

An aerial view of pilgrims taking a holy dip in Sangam, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up on February 26 ...

Photo: Reuters Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying ... home to the festival, taking the total figure to more than ...

NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- India's mega Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh Mela, attracted a crowd of 663 million to the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has formally concluded, officials said Thursday.