Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

Faith has been the greatest motivator for humanity and in the last five weeks Prayagraj has witnessed more than half a ...

In the aftermath, relatives queued up to identify ... It is not the first time the festival has seen casualties. The last time Kumbh Mela was held in 2013, about 36 people died.

Nearly one-third of India’s 1.4 billion plus population descended on the Maha Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu gathering held in ...

As devotees flock to Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh 2025, the CPCB report has raised alarm over high levels of faecal coliform ...

Hosting the world's largest religious gathering comes with big environmental challenges. However, spiritual leaders in India ...

While VIPs could drive straight to the river through exclusive corridors, well-heeled pilgrims shelled out anywhere between ...

UP’s Additional Advocate General says state’s pollution control board will examine CPCB report, take action to improve water ...

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday described Maha Kumbh as a unique example and said it is not only an event of religious and cultural importance but it is also ...

The Ganga water at Triveni Sangam is unsafe for bathing due to high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels. Current BOD ...