Multiple people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...

The Kumbh festival is named after the celestial pitcher or “kumbha” that held the much coveted “amrita,” the nectar of immortality. In Hindu mythology, during what is known as the Age of Truth, the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared highlights from his sacred visit to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India -- "Have you taken a dip yet?" After arriving in the central Indian city of Prayagraj in late January, almost everyone I spoke to asked whether I had joined the millions of ...

Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad ... the banks where the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meet the Saraswati, a mythical, invisible river. Nearly 148 million people have already taken ...

No visit to the Kumbh Mela is complete without a dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam, where the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet.

I entered Prayagraj, beating some traffic at the MP-UP state border. I parked my car at ADA colony and hopped on a local e-rickshaw to reach closer to the river bank. Despite the three-wheeler ...

His enthusiasm reflects the spiritual significance of the Kumbh Mela, a time when millions of devotees come together at Triveni Sangam to bathe in the river’s sacred waters. With over 70 million ...

Between 80 million and 100 million people were in Prayagraj on Wednesday ... where the rivers meet, and instead take dips at points along the river closest to them. Despite the appeal, huge ...