Across the globe, monumental sculptures capture the spirit of their times, paying tribute to historical figures, legendary ...

The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj is poised to eclipse major global events, including Brazil’s Rio Carnival and Germany ... at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the ...

2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage from the ISS at ... For comparison, the Rio Carnival sees about 7 million attendees, and Germany’s Oktoberfest tops out at 7.2 million.

“2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage from the ISS at ... only 70 lakh people attended the Rio Carnival, while the Oktoberfest in Germany was attended by 72 lakh people.

They reflect the view of the Ganges River pilgrimage at night during ... of the biggest carnivals of other countries such as the Rio Carnival hosted 7 million people, Oktoberfest in Germany ...

Over 450 million devotees are expected to attend, bathing at the holy Sangam of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers. The scale of the event dwarfs other global gatherings, including the Rio ...

Boundaries and Borderlands” lecture Feb. 5, marking the third installment this year in the department’s public lecture series ...

NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, aboard the International Space Station, shared images of Prayagraj glowing during the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela. He highlighted the festival's vast scale, visible from space.

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...