A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local media reported. I ...

Called the world’s largest religious gathering, the event has already drawn 148 million people. Attendance is expected to exceed 400 million by the time it ends on Feb. 26, and surging crowds have ...

The world's largest religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, has seen at least 15 people killed as millions throng at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers ...

It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic or how many people had been hurt. Some local news websites said 10 ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands ...

NEW DELHI — As millions of Indians flock to the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, one needs to look at how the Ganga and Yamuna rivers are doing. Can the river ecosystem take the shock of about 40 ...

GalleryAccording to the Indian government ... The flow of the Ganges symbolizes amrita, and celebrations take place around the river. The main event of the festival is the immersion in the ...

Hindus believe that the mythical Saraswati river once flowed from the Himalayas through Prayagraj, meeting there with the Ganges ... The festival is a big test for Indian authorities to showcase ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges ... festival in the Indian city of Prayagraj, rushed to bathe in holy ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati river As ... images from the festival. As we reported earlier, the Shahi Snan (royal bath) has started ...