This event rotates on a 12-year cycle among four cities: Haridwar, Allahabad (recently renamed Prayagraj), Nashik, and Ujjain. This year, the Kumbh Mela is taking place in Prayagraj, the largest ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, expect more than 400 million ...

Kumbh Mela takes place at four sacred sites—Haridwar (Ganges), Ujjain (Shipra), Nashik (Godavari), and Prayagraj (Ganges-Yamuna-Saraswati). Each site has its unique significance and rituals associated ...

However, not all historians agree with this. Prof. DP Dubey, retired Professor of ancient history at the University of Allahabad and General Secretary of the Society of Pilgrimage Studies, has studied ...

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani attended the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering, with his family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Tuesday. Mr Adani, his wife ...

Mahakumbh Mela recently gained attention for an unexpected reason. A young garland seller named Moni Bhosle has gone viral on social media. Her beauty and charm won millions of hearts. Moni ...

A massive fire broke out in the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Sunday due to a cylinder blast, police said, but there was no immediate news of any casualty. "Two cylinders exploded in Sector 19 of the Maha ...

In 1954, one of the deadliest crowd-related disasters occurred during the Kumbh Mela, when over 400 people lost their lives, either getting trampled or drowned. In 2013, during the last Maha Kumbh ...

The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj has been nothing short of spectacular, drawing millions of pilgrims from across the globe. Among the myriad of saints and devotees at this grand spiritual ...

These four sites became sacred, hosting the Kumbh Mela on a rotating basis. Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) holds immense spiritual significance due to its mythological roots and geography.

Judge Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court, whose remarks at a VHP gathering in December sparked a scandal, has chosen not to attend a seminar on the Ram temple movement in the Kumbh Mela ...

Seminar convener Shashi Prakash Singh said, "Some members of the organising committee had taken consent from Justice Shekhar Yadav to attend this programme. However, since the seminar is a working day ...