The last documented case of Sati in India was in 1987, when Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old from Sikar district of Rajasthan, was ...

The Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj attracts millions of devotees to the Triveni Ghat for a holy dip in the confluence of ...

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At least 30 people died in an early morning stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival in India, officials said on Wednesday. Vaibhav Krishna, a senior police official, told reporters ...

The festival's origins are rooted in Hindu mythology, symbolising the victory of gods over demons. Devotees believe that bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati ...

“A man is walking with a cart, taking his 92-year-old mother to the Maha Kumbh ... reminding people of the legendary Shravan Kumar, a figure from Hindu mythology who carried his blind and elderly ...

(Arus Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) The ceremony is centuries old and is based on a tale in Hindu mythology where gods and demons fought over a pitcher, or kumbh, that contained the nectar of immortality.

The Kumbh Mela is rooted in Hindu mythology, a battle between deities and demons for control of a pitcher containing the nectar of immortality. Organizers have likened the scale of this year's ...

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday. Here is a look at ...

“My family got scared, so we’re leaving.” The Kumbh Mela is rooted in Hindu mythology, a battle between deities and demons for control of a pitcher containing the nectar of immortalit ...