THE government says more than 420 million pilgrims have ritually bathed at the world’s largest religious festival, estimates organising authorities say are calculated using artificial intelligence and ...

India says 420m pilgrims have visited Hindu mega-festival India's government said on Friday that more than 420 million pilgrims have ritually bathed at the world's largest religious festival, ...

Sixty-eight Hindu devotees from Sindh, Pakistan, have journeyed to Prayagraj, India, to attend the Maha Kumbh festival. They participated in sacred rituals at the confluence of three holy rivers, ...

Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

The Nepal-India Ranga Mahotsav, a drama festival that enhances cultural ties between Nepal and India, has commenced in. The event, featuring six performances from both countries, aims to preserve and ...

Celebrities from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to US actress Dakota Johnson have reportedly joined millions of pilgrims at India's Kumbh Mela mega-festival, but a video shared online apparently ...

For millions of Hindu pilgrims at India's millennia-old vast Kumbh Mela festival, the culmination of their journey is ritual ...

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Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

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Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...