The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of the ...

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

Even for the world’s most-populous nation, the scale of a Hindu religious festival being held in India’s northern city of ...

The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...

The new factual documentary will explore the biggest gathering on Earth – the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Northern India ...

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The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of ...

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