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

As many as 400 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to visit Prayagraj, India, during this year’s 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela festival. Held every 12 years at one of four places in India, the Kumbh Mela is ...

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Live Updates: The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the world’s largest religious gathering, commenced in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, attracting millions of pilgrims from across India and ...

Geetanjali Krishna takes us to a temporary city on the banks of the Ganges river to investigate a large example of temporary ...

The grand 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela began at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj on Paush Purnima, marking a significant confluence of faith and celestial movements. Celebrated every 12 years ...

The Maha Kumbh mela is one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus and is celebrated once every 12 years. It is held on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna and where the two rivers meet.

Planning to travel to Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025? Here’s our experience of visiting the largest religious gathering in the lap of luxury Are you religious? This was the first question ...

T he Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is a highly envisioned event in the astrological fraternity, as it is believed to hold great spiritual and cosmic significance. This grand festival, which takes place ...

India's space agency, using Indian satellites, has beamed down images of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela - the world's single largest religious gathering - at Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The images by ...

The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials this year expect up to ...

Tens of thousands gathered to take a dip in holy waters as the Maha Kumbh Mela kicked off in Prayagraj. About 400 million people are expected to attend the six-week festival. DW has the latest.