The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival concluded on Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of ...

At the age of 11, Sunil Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gondo to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...

At least 18 people were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday. Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at ... milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, and officials said around 500 million devotees have already visited the festival since it began last ...

Trinamool MP Saket Gokhale said that for hours after the stampede, the Railways kept denying ... heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival, causing significant overcrowding at the ...

The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has a history of crowd-related disasters — including one last month, when at least 30 ...

Last month, at least 30 people, including women, were killed in a stampede at the festival ... Advertising The festival also sees millions of Hindu women taking a dip in the waters, often draped ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station ... is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, and officials said around 500 million devotees have already visited ...