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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

This year, the Kumbh Mela began on January 13 and will end on February 26. It is expected to bring together more than 450 million people across 45 days in Prayagraj in northern India. Here are ...

More Than 500 Million Take 'Holy Dip' in India's Maha Kumbh Festival By Saurabh ... to "soar beyond" 550 to 600 million, it said. The Kumbh Mela is held every three years but carries the prefix ...