India, Kumbh Mela

Christmas drone show falsely portrayed as India's Kumbh Mela festival
Days before India started its mammoth Kumbh Mela festival, a video showing preparations for a nighttime light show surfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to the six-week Hindu event. The video was in fact originally published by a US-based drone show company and shows a Christmas celebration.
The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, here’s what’s being done to avoid deadly crushes.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
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 six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world.
Kumbh Mela: 400 million to attend world's largest festival
The Kumbh Mela festival, the largest religious gathering in the world, has begun in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.
Maha Kumbh Mela festival: India's soft power on display
The Maha Kumbh Mela has got underway in northern India, with organisers expecting over 400 million visitors throughout the festival. In this week's show, we speak to India's permanent representative to UNESCO,
India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity
Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and crowd management.
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Watch — British Historian Nick Booker Explains About Kumbh Mela Using Sand Model
British historian Nick Booker uses a sand model to explain the significance of the Maha Kumbh Mela, a sacred Hindu festival ...
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Prayagraj (UP): Maha Kumbh Mela 2025/ Devotees arrive to take holy dip at Triveni Sangam/ visuals
80-year-old Tripat Singh from Chandigarh is winning the internet with his jaw-dropping fitness videos. Proving that age is ...
7-Foot-Tall 'Muscular Baba' From Russia Becomes Heartthrob At Maha Kumbh Mela 2025
The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 has transformed Prayagraj into a hub of devotion and celebration. Running from January 13 to ...
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Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India's biggest Hindu festival
Thousands of Hindu holy men have been arriving in Prayagraj to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: The staggering numbers behind the largest gathering of humanity on Earth
While the Kumbh Mela festival is ordinarly held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these ...
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Mass Pilgrim Gatherings and Security Measures at Maha Kumbh Mela
Over 2.5 million devotees participated in a holy dip at Triveni Sangam during Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. With 70 million ...
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The World’s Largest Human Gathering Begins in India
The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials this year expect up to ...
Sky-high air fares drive devotees to reroute Kumbh Mela plans
Ahmedabad: The spiritual fervour surrounding the Kumbh Mela is being met with logistical challenges, as soaring air fares and ...
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Rudraksha Rendezvous: Jyotirlingas at Maha Kumbh Mela
At the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, 12 Jyotirlingas crafted from 7 crore 51 lakh Rudraksha beads are captivating devotees. Each sculpture symbolizes a spiritual pursuit, attracting widespread ...