While the politicisation of the Kumbh Mela is something one can understand, what really catches my attention is the criticism it faces from modern Indians.

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

The Maha Kumbh Mela in India is seen by political parties as an opportunity for outreach. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is working to win over hearts and minds, with 400 ...

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 ...

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 Maha Kumbh Mela is in full swing. It is the largest religious gathering in the world, taking place in India across six weeks. With about 400 million people expected to join the event ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds the promise of washing away one’s sins. People from all walks of life in ...

Esri India launched a user-friendly GIS-based web application in Hindi and English for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, offering pilgrims essential information such as accommodation ...

Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of the late Steve Jobs, is currently in India for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, where she has been given the name "Kamala." Meanwhile, a handwritten letter by the late Apple ...

The credit, he believes, is due to ... this Kumbh Mela a very different experience. Traversing long distances over the muddy floodplains of the largely vehicle-free fair on his walker is difficult.

Millions of Hindu pilgrims are gathering in India ... Mela a very different experience. Traversing long distances over the muddy floodplains of the largely vehicle-free fair on his walker is ...