A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...

Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official ...

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

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they ...

A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...

Banks will be closed for 8 days in February due to regional and national holidays as designated by the RBI. Notable holidays ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...

More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, ...

Devotees try to leave the area after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (royal bath), at the “Maha Kumbh Mela” or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India on January ... hospital ...

Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered in Prayagraj, India, for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, but thousands were trampled after crowds surged toward the confluence of two rivers.

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...