PRAYAGRAJ, India – At the world's largest pilgrimage in Prayagraj in northern India, tens of millions of Hindu faithful travel to the sacred sangam — the confluence of three holy rivers — to take a ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of ...

Sadhus of the 13 recognised Akhadas, including the revered Naga ascetics, known to anger quickly and even turn violent at the smallest of slights, showed extraordinary restraint following the stampede ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims took dips in the freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first major bathing day of the Maha ...

The Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2027 will be celebrated with grandeur, featuring 'Shahi Snan' for the first time during an Ardh Kumbh. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the event details and ...

While the British colonial rule had banned nudity, it was not easy to enforce it within the arena of a religious festival ...

Last week, the Maha Kumbh or main bathing date, marked the climax of the Kumbh Mela 2010, in Haridwar, India. The Kumbh Mela is the largest pilgrimage festival known to humankind, and it is believed ...

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The 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela is expected to face controversy once again, as differing opinions have emerged among sadhus and mahants regarding its organisation. The sadhus and mahants of ...

11 million expected to bathe in river 50%2C000 police deployed to keep order It%27s one of the world%27s largest religious gatherings ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth. PRAYAGRAJ, ...