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The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is attracting millions of devotees, seekers, and curious travellers from across the globe. This one-of-a-kind event features age-old traditions with celestial significance, running from January 13, 2025, to February 26, 2025.

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday (Jan 30) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede in the holy centre on the most

The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela has attracted a significant number of devotees to Prayagraj, where they come to take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. As of afternoon on Tuesday, over 23.9 million people,

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims expected to take part

Former WWE wrestler, The Great Khali, recently participated in the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 at Prayagraj, taking a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. His pre

More than nine million people took a "holy dip" at the confluence of three sacred rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Millions of Hindu devotees gathered on Thursday (January 30) for a holy dip in the sacred river waters of India's northern city of Prayagraj as part of the Kumbh Mela, a day after a stampede at the religious festival.

Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in a river said they pleaded with police to open barricaded routes to thin out a surging crowd.

A tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India has left several people dead and many others injured.