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 ...

Hindu pilgrims seek out blessings from sadhus, or holy men, like Savan Bharti Ji, seen here in tent city of the Maha Kumbh Mela. For a small donation, typically less than a 100 rupees, the ...

'We were struck by the sheer energy even before we stepped into the holy water,' says T N Sekhar. Divinity appears where there is faith. We never thought about visiting the Kumbh Mela till we ...

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 ...

The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj and has a history of crowd-related disasters — including one last month, when at least ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating spiritual heritage and diversity. Given that the Maha Kumbh Mela, in particular, only occurs once every 144 years ...