PRAYAGRAI, India (AP) — Channi Anand is based in Jammu, a strategic location not far from the India-Pakistan border that ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

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

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the ...

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela ... on the eve of the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on 12 January ...

NASA astronaut Donald Pettit recently posted stunning images of the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela taken from the ... of devotees from around the world, the festival stands as a vibrant celebration of ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared breathtaking images of Prayagraj lit up for the Maha Kumbh from the International ... electricity during the 45-day festival, which began on January 13 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news ... patterns signaling Prayagraj’s preparation for the 45-day Maha Kumbh festival, during which tens of millions are expected to visit.

(AP Photo/Deepak Sharma) PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's ...

"The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela at the Ganges River, captured by the ISS at night, shows the humongous size of this religious festival ... the dates for which the pictures were taken.

Many pilgrims stay for the full festival, observing austerity, offering alms, and bathing at sunrise each day. Below are photos taken a day before the start of the 45-day Maha Kumbh festival in ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is more than just an event- - it’s a beautiful tradition that has been cherished for centuries. Held ...