India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major ...

According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of ...

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

will stream into the river Ganges next week for the world's biggest festival. The Kumbh Mela in northern India, starting Monday and stretching over 55 days, attracts ash-covered holy men who run ...

Could the Kumbh Mela successfully meet this measure ... out across the vast site and the streets lined up across the Ganges River through the 30 floating bridges connecting with the streets ...

Among the massive crowds at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious ... a month-long stay on the banks of the sacred Ganges river. They believe this will bring them closer to God and to ...

Fact-Check: An image taken from the space allegedly of the Kumbh mela has gone viral to falsely claim that Sunita Williams ...