A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

India's government reported that over 420 million pilgrims bathed at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. The number is ...

No casualties reported in fire at Mahakumbh Nagar camp; firefighters bring blaze under control, investigation ongoing.

A massive fire broke out Friday at India's ongoing mega Hindu festival Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh ...

India’s government said on Friday that more than 420 million pilgrims have ritually bathed at the world’s largest religious ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Kumbh Mela, often called the world’s largest human gathering, is underway in northern India. DW explores a key highlight of ...

Nishad boatmen say they are the proud inheritors of an ancient profession, transporting pilgrims and narrating the ...

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) and at around 11 ...

Modi takes a holy dip at Kumbh Mela, a week after a deadly stampede killed 30 and injured nearly 100 in Prayagraj. #KumbhMela ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...