Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India, for the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humanity ...

In 2013, dozens of people were killed and injured in a crowd crush at a railway station in Allahabad as pilgrims gathered for that year’s Kumbh Mela. Ahead of the festival in Prayagraj ...

Kumbh Mela is held at the four places – Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain — where the drops of amrit fell. The last Maha Kumbh Mela was in 2010.The Ardh Kumbh is held every six years.

Allahabad Kumbh Mela: The Kumbh Mela is held on a rotation basis every three years in Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Nasik (Maharashtra) and Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh).

Held in India at one of four sacred locations – Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik – the Kumbh Mela is not only a celebration of spirituality but also the world’s largest peaceful ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, expect more than 400 million ...

Now, the heat of Ram Mandir has reached Allahabad which is all set to host the Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela will begin on January 15 and culminate on March 4. According to a report in Aaj Tak ...

This series of grand festivals rotates among four sacred sites in India: Prayagraj (Allahabad), Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain. Each location hosts the Kumbh Mela once every 12 years, with a smaller ...

Judge Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court, whose remarks at a VHP gathering in December sparked a scandal, has chosen not to attend a seminar on the Ram temple movement in the Kumbh Mela ...

Prayagraj: A fire broke out in Sector 22 of the Mela area on Thursday in which over 10 unauthorised tents were reduced to ashes. However, there were no casualties. Chief Fire Officer (Kumbh Mela ...

Prayagraj: In a significant step towards the concept of digital Maha Kumbh, the mela police, shifting from the traditional paper-based records, will be recording the attendance of their personnel ...