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Maha Kumbh 2025: Meet the Agarwals, the family that has organised the Kumbh Mela for over 100 years

The Lalloojis are event managers like none other. While other event management firms organise weddings, birthday bashes, engagement parties, etc., Lallooji & Sons help orchestrate the biggest ...
Christianity Today

At the World’s Largest Gathering, a Search for Salvation

A one-time Kumbh Mela pilgrim in India finds true cleansing in Christ. At the age of 11, Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gonda to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge into the ...
STAT

Protecting pilgrims from infectious disease without diminishing their faith

Scott is a clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine. Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past ...
The New York Times

The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies. Pilgrims taking a holy ...