A 1997 cinema hall fire in Delhi, one of India's worst fire tragedies, killed 59 people due to asphyxiation and injured 103 ...

Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a ...

Devotees walk from a pontoon bridge after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the "Maha Kumbh ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

The Maha Kumbh bath showcases unity in diversity ... and the Sun is in Aries, the Kumbh Mela is held in Haridwar. The last Purna Kumbh in Haridwar was in 2021, and the next one will be in 2033.

In 2021, prime minister Narendra Modi’s government refused to call off the Kumbh Mela even as Covid-19 infections rose to record levels across the country and millions gathered in Uttar Pradesh ...

open image in gallery Hindu devotees take a ‘holy bath’ at Sangam ... Yamuna and Saraswati rivers ahead of the “Maha Kumbh Mela” (Reuters) In 2021, prime minister Narendra Modi’s ...

Large religious gatherings are still very popular in certain regions of the globe. India has kicked off one of the grandest ...

on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma) ...

While the Kumbh Mela festival is ordinarly held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these ...