A half ("Ard") Kumbh is held mid-way between two full Kumbhs. Officials say the 2025 festival is a Maha (Great) Kumbh Mela, which occurs only every 144 years, making it an even more significant event.

on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma) ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday. Here is a look at ...

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials confirming at least 30 deaths and 60 people injured in a stampede on the biggest ...

But as Sarita Singh discovered at this year's Maha Kumbh, or 'Great Pitcher Festival', things have changed. When she was separated from her son and mother-in-law, authorities turned to state of ...

Here are a few things you could do at the Maha Kumbh 2025: The Ganga is the main river at Prayagraj, but a short boat ride from its banks by boat will take you to the Triveni Sangam, a major ...

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...

Adityanath urged people to instead take baths at other riverbanks. The Maha Kumbh festival, held every 12 years, started on Jan. 13 and is the world’s largest religious gathering. Authorities ...

The travel industry is expecting a windfall from this year’s Maha Kumbh Mela, expected to attract up to 400 million visitors to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh over the next six weeks. The event ...

a day after a stampede killed at least 30 people and injured 60 others on a riverbank at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. The Uttar Pradesh state government ordered a retired judge to ...