The Ardh Kumbh Mela takes place every six years in Haridwar and Prayagraj. Prayagraj was earlier known as Allahabad. The name was changed by Adityanath’s Hindu nationalist state government in 2018.

Maha Kumbh is a monumental event of immense scale and spiritual significance, marked by seamless organisation, the unwavering ...

After the meeting, IG Garhwal Rajiv Swaroop said, "Preparations for the Ardh Kumbh Mela (2027) have begun. Today, presentations were made by all departments, including the Home Department.

During the 2019 Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the Ardh Kumbh Mela (organised every 6 years) will simply be known as "Kumbh Mela", and the ...

While the Kumbh Mela is held every four years, the Ardh Kumbh Mela is organised every 6 years. Additionally, Purna Kumbh Mela is conducted every 12 years. Notably, the most recent Kumbh Mela is ...

(Anil Kumar Maurya/HT) With an eye on the 2031 Kumbh Mela or Ardh Kumbh, the state government has a five-year agreement with private agencies providing the service. For example, the facade ...

the Prayagraj Mela Authority (PMA) has decided to provide the minimum basic facilities to devotees arriving at Sangam till Ardh Kumbh in 2031. Devotees bathing at Triveni Sangam on Monday.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the world's largest gathering ...

Adityanath began monitoring the arrangements at the Kumbh Mela at 4 am from Gorakhpur with ... that around 24 crore pilgrims had come for the (Ardh) Kumbh in 2019 and this time the figure has ...