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, ...

Refuting the Samajwadi Party's claims of boatmen being exploited during Mahakumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi ...

"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 ...

CPCB Report Highlights Impact of 2019 Kumbh Mela on Ganga's Water Quality Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB ... If we fail to act now, the celebrations of today might become a distant memory for ...

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

The Maha Kumbh Mela drew not just millions of spiritual seekers but also provided economic opportunity for many gig workers and small vendors, who were able to utilise the 45-day grand religious ...

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 ...

After the conclusion of the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh marked by the Mahashivratri holy dip on February 26, people now look forward to the upcoming major gathering in this traditional ...