February 19 marks the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the 17th-century Indian warrior king.

PRAYAGRAJ, (Reuters) – The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, is being managed with cutting-edge technology to improve safety and crowd control.

People attending Maha Kumbh Mela are not only taking the holy dip at Triveni Sangam but also visiting different Akhadas to seek the blessings of Sadhus. While you might have come across many reels ...

I want to move forward with the spirit of service. There are divine powers in Maha Kumbh and my biggest achievement is that I got Guru Diksha from Shankaracharya ji. This has given me the right ...

Earlier in the day, the Commission held meetings with senior officials involved with the management of the Maha Kumbh, including Deputy Inspector General Vaibhav Krishna and Senior Superintendent ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his condolences to the families of victims of a crowd surge at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Uttar Pradesh. Many are said to be injured ...

Chaos at the Sangam during Maha Kumbh as a stampede breaks out on Mauni Amavasya. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times) Following the situation at the Maha Kumbh, Mahant Ravindra Puri, president of Akhil ...

A stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Sangam, Prayagraj, has resulted in several injuries, as eyewitnesses recount the chaos and delayed emergency response. Devotees struggled to stay together amid the ...

A tragic stampede unfolded at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj during the revered ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya. The incident, which occurred as millions gathered at the Sangam—the ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...

More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the ...

Millions of people were attempting to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival when there was an initial stampede at 1am local time (7.30pm UK time) on Wednesday.