India, Kumbh Mela

Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers,
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.
Several people are feared dead in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
Millions in India take ‘holy dip’ a day after deadly stampede at Hindu festival
Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicious day of the six-week event.
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Another Fire Breaks Out At Maha Kumbh Mela Ahead Of Amrit Snan, 2 Tents Gutted
Another fire broke out at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ahead of Amrit Snan on Sunday. Two tents of Kalpvasi camp were gutted in the fire which started due to a leakage in an LPG cylinder. The incident ...
Maha Kumbh: Medical force on high alert ahead of Basant Panchami Snan on Monday
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered heightened medical preparations for the Basant Panchami Amrit Snan at Maha Kumbh ...
Days After 30 Killed In Crush, UP Preps For Another Big Day At Maha Kumbh
The authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj overseeing the arrangements at the Maha Kumbh expect at least three crore people to take the holy dip on the auspicious Basant Panchami on Monday.
Maha Kumbh 2025: UP govt deploys special buses ahead of Basant Panchami rush
The largest allocation is 1,500 buses at Jhunsi, followed by 600 at Bela Kachhar for Lucknow-bound passengers, 300 at Nehru ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the ‘holy dip’ where stampede took place?
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Maha Kumbh: Officials gear up for ‘zero-error’ Vasant Panchmi ‘Amrit Snan’ after deadly stampede
The emphasis on 'zero error' assumes significance in wake of a deadly stampede that claimed at least 30 lives during previous ...
How excitement of Hindu pilgrims turned to death and chaos at Maha Kumbh Mela
For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as ...
Missing Link: Maha Kumbh – the Huge Religious Gathering has to be a Tech Demo
The significance and scale of the Maha Kumbh festival is not easy to grasp. From a distance, it is a massive, huge, gigantic ...