The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 has officially begun. Prayagraj is in an atmosphere of deep devotion and vibrant spirituality.

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About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...

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India's Kumbh Mela began in Prayagraj, India, drawing millions to sacred rivers for the world’s largest festival.

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...

Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

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This year, the event is anticipated to draw approximately 400 million devotees, setting an all-time record as the ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Hindu pitcher festival, begins Monday in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials expect at ...