Hindu devotees gather ahead of the second sacred bathing ritual, or 'Shahi Snan', during the Kumbh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Prayagraj ...

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At least 30 people were killed and another 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival, a six-week Hindu festival and the world’s largest religious gathering. The stampede happened when ...

February 2026 features major Hindu festivals like Maha Shivaratri, Ekadashi, Purnima and Jayanti, following the Hindu lunar calendar with key vrat, puja and auspicious dates.

India is often called the land of festivals, and rightly so. From Diwali’s lights to Holi’s colors, from Eid’s feasts to Christmas carols, every festival in India is a grand affair. But festivals were ...

DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on ...

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Jan. 28 (UPI) --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 ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is ...