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.

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 ...

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

(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 largest mela in the country for centuries, the Kumbh Mela, was a bigger phenomenon this year than ever before. Excitable television channels, smart tour operators, the thriving selfie culture ...

Why is Maha Kumbh Mela so important ? It is a very very big event and especially important in today’s date and time. It is to be noted that it has been celebrated for centuries. This Maha Kumbh ...

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 last celebration at the site, the "ardh" or half Kumbh Mela in 2019, attracted 240 million pilgrims, according to India's government. That compares to an estimated 1.8 million Muslims who take ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 was more than just the largest gathering of humanity. It was a testament to faith and devotion. Neuropsychiatrist Dr Rajesh M Parikh, director of medical research at the ...

Nashik: Water resources minister Girish Mahajan, in order to ensure safe bathing during the Simhastha Kumbh Mela (2026-2028), on Friday announced plans to construct new ghats and a kund on the ...

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 ...