NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors to the northern city of Prayagraj over ...

on a foggy winter evening to take part in the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 12, 2025. — Reuters The massive congregation is also an occasion for India's Hindu nationalist ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that starts Monday and is expected to be the ...

The world’s largest gathering of humanity begins in India on January 13 with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to attract up to 400 million pilgrims.

While the Kumbh Mela rotates every three years between ... at Sangam during observation ahead of Mahakumbh festival in Prayagraj in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

(ANI) The Traffic Police authorities in Uttar Pradesh have made extensive arrangements to ensure smooth vehicular movement and the safety of devotees visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ...

Glimpses of how the Kalpwasis go about their day during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. IMAGE: Kalpwasis offer prayers in Prayagraj. Photographs: ANI Photo IMAGE: Tents set up for the Kalpwasis.

PRAYAGRAJ, India, (Reuters) – A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India tomorrow, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world’s largest gathering of humanity as it ...