To Wells Fargo Advisors Managing Director Yakub Mathew, the once-in-a-lifetime Maha Kumbh Mela was a quest of shared humanity ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the grandeur of Maha Kumbh Mela with stunning drone footage, capturing the vast gathering of millions along the sacred rivers of India. Witness the spiritual ...

It was also on this day when a stampede at the popular dipping spot of Sangam Nose killed 30 people. Local administrators estimate the total number of visits to this year’s Maha Kumbh over a 45-day ...

"Officials on the ground in India just don't do things on their own," he said. "Everything happens according to orders from the top." Wednesday's stampede took place at the Kumbh Mela, a 12-yearly ...

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up Wednesday in India’s ...

NEW DELHI — Large crowds turned out in northern India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela that drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking a ...

“Next month I’m planning to spend a couple of weeks in London.” It is commonplace for such declarations to be made in Delhi’s posh clubs and cafés. Banyan, however, overheard this plan on a packed ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up on Feb. 26, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organizers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.

The Kumbh Mela is rooted in Hindu mythology, a battle between deities and demons for control of a pitcher containing the nectar of immortality. The festival, which opened on January 13, ends Wednesday ...

A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims on the final day of India's Kumbh Mela - Copyright AFP Punit PARANJPE A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims on ...