Every 12 years, India builds this megacity—then tears it down
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.
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‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip
Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...
I accidentally attended Kumbh Mela: the world's biggest religious gathering
I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...
Old flash flood video falsely linked to Hindu festival Kumbh
An old video of a flash flood from another state has been shared hundreds of times on social media, falsely claiming that it ...
Uniting through music: Jivanmukta dazzles at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Discover how Jivanmukta, an innovative artistic movement, captivated audiences at the 10th India-International Dance and ...
Meet a photographer who's covered India's Kumbh Mela for 30 years
Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began ...
"Maha Kumbh Of Records": This 45-Day Festival Of Faith Set Multiple Guinness World Records
The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, hailed as the "MahaKumbh of Records," achieved several Guinness World Records and attracted over 66 ...
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‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip
Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher ...