Maha Kumbh attracts devotees to Triveni Sangam, the meeting point of Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati. The distinct ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Then there is the large red vertical mark, or names of various Hindu gods written in Hindi and English. Hindu priest Pandey, who sits cross-legged at a nearby stretch of the riverbank, can apply ...

Then there is the large red vertical mark, or names of various Hindu gods written in Hindi and English ... at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers during the 45 ...

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...