I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Amid chants of 'Har Har Mahadev', hordes of pilgrims from Gujarat to Karnataka on Wednesday took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Mahashivratri as the 45-day Maha Kumbh inched towards its closure.

The Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering, is a six-week long event being hosted in India's Prayagraj city. The BBC filmed through the night at the Mela to answer one question - does ...

In 1954, a tragic stampede occurred during the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, leading to many deaths. Seventy-one years later, ...

Millions of pilgrims from across India, tons of food and beverages, traffic jams, barricades, surge pricing, and spirituality ...

The first light of dawn kissed the sky, painting it in shades of gold and rose as I stood by the sacred waters of the Ganga at Prayagraj during the holy Kumbh Mela. The ...

Mahashivratri 2025 is extraordinary as it coincides with the Maha Kumbh. This unique convergence offers devotees a rare opportunity to purify their so ...

The drone show marks Lifebuoy’s transition from illness protection to skin protection, setting the stage for its historic relaunch.

THE unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India over­shadowed many nations in size – and for the ...

It would have been impossible for any other country to manage such a vast crowd or accommodate the visit of so many devotees with such remarkable arrangements,' says Navin Mendon.

The Maha Kumbh Mela is a massive economic powerhouse, driving tourism, trade, and infrastructure growth while generating billions in revenue. From hospitality to local markets, it fuels employment and ...