The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26, 2025, footage of fireworks and a laser show circulated in social media posts falsely ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 not only exemplified the profound spiritual devotion of millions but also underscored Indias capacity to organize and manage an event of such unparalleled magnitude.

A one-time Kumbh Mela pilgrim in India finds true cleansing in Christ. At the age of 11, Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gonda to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge into ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.

Pilgrims showing photographs of their lost relatives at the lost-and-found center last month at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India. India Dispatch The lost-and-found center at the world’s ...

The chief minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state has rejected a government report that found high levels of contamination in a key bathing place at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering.

NEW DELHI -- India's Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering, comes to an end on Wednesday after seeing the participation of about 650 million devotees -- far exceeding the 450 ...

Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher ...

Religion, politics and the economy are deeply intertwined in India - and the six-week-long Hindu festival of the Kumbh Mela gives one of the clearest examples. The federal government has poured in ...