Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage held every 12 years at sacred tirthas, or river-ford sites, along the Ganges River in India.

Inspired by the grand congregation held in the north, the 'Kumbh Mela of South India' kicked off with much enthusiasm earlier ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of life in ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering and one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus, is held once ...

Nashik: The Nashik Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority has begun construction work across the premises of 10 akhadas ...

Nashik: The civic body's budget for 2026-27, expected to be presented before the municipal corporation's standing committee, ...

Prayagraj, India - The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organizers expect to attract up to 400 million ...

Indian Railways has earmarked Rs 1,200 crore to transform key railway stations in and around Nashik in preparation for the ...

More than 100 million people are expected to attend this year's Kumbh Mela. LONDON -- Elephants, horses and an expected crowd of more than 120 million people began to descend on Prayagraj, India, ...

The biggest pilgrimage on the planet has kicked off in India. From now until March, up to 120 million pilgrims – nearly double the population of the UK or France – are expected to travel to Prayagraj ...