The Kumbh festival is named after the celestial pitcher or “kumbha” that held the much coveted “amrita,” the nectar of immortality. In Hindu mythology, during what is known as the Age of Truth, the ...

It is heartbreaking to witness such a calamity during a sacred event that draws millions in devotion,” Cardinal Filipe Neri ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...

Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained ...

A fire ripped through at least 15 tents at India's mass bathing festival, a day after the tragic stampede at the same event.

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious congregation. People take a series of ritual baths at the confluence ...

A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday, with many ...

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

A fire broke out at unauthorised tents in Prayagraj's Chatnag Ghat area, quickly controlled by fire officials without casualties. Previous incidents at Maha Kumbh, including a fatal stampede, prompt a ...

By Jose Kavi The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...