Also, this will be the first time the Kumbh will be captured live for pilgrims on virtual reality (VR) headsets. The digital leap is the brainchild of the Prayagraj Mela Authority. “We have made ...

More than 100 million people are expected to attend this year's Kumbh Mela. LONDON -- Elephants, horses and an expected crowd of more than 120 million people began to descend on Prayagraj, India, ...

Referring to the theme of ‘Swachch Kumbh’, to Kumbh Mela officer Vijay Kiran Anand said over one lakh toilets had been made functional in the mela area, 17,000 dustbins were placed at various points ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of life in ...

Tulasi Srinivas received funding from The Luce Foundation and The American Council of Learned Societies, as well as the American Institute of Indian Studies. The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage held ...