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) — 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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - Millions of pilgrims began bathing on the first official day of India's Kumbh Mela on Tuesday, the world's largest religious festival where politics play an important role ...

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 ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, held in Allahabad, was declared to be the largest gathering of humanity for a religious occasion. The Ardha (half) Kumbh Mela, much smaller in magnitude, is held at six-year ...

Sadhu is the Sanskrit word for “straight,” and the straight-living, ascetic sadhus of India were once the bearers of Hindu holiness. Robed in saffron or stark naked, smeared with ashes or painted ...

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 ...

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, ...