PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to officials.

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

The festival’s special executive officer said ... images shared by Reuters showed. Crowd crushes at religious gatherings in India are not uncommon, and deadly incidents have occurred in the ...

Credit: Ritesh Shukla / Getty Images Hindu devotees from across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj yesterday as the world's largest religious festival began. Over the coming 45 days ...

Dozens of people have been killed and many others were injured in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, police said. “Thirty devotees have unfortunately ...

The death toll from a mass stampede at the world’s largest religious festival has hit 30, with many more people injured. The deadly crowd surge took place on Wednesday at the Kumbh Mela ...

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj told AFP.