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 ...

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

NEW DELHI - Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities ... or Great Pitcher Festival, held once in 12 years, as a key ...

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 ...

The lessons are abundant, but the most crucial ones pertain to the management of large-scale events, high-level crowd control ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities ... or Great Pitcher Festival, held once in 12 ...

The scale of the Maha Kumbh Mela this year has been unparalleled. Official reports confirm that over 65 crore people have visited Prayagraj during the 45-day event, making it one of the largest ...