India, Hindu and Kumbh Mela

Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers,
India’s Hindu festival Kumbh Mela surpasses 300 million holy baths
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela surpassed the symbolic figure of 300 million holy baths since its beginning on Jan. 13 in northern India, according to data from the organizers, as the investigation into the deadly stampede continues.
At least 30 dead and many more hurt in stampede at huge Hindu festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet.
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth.
Maha Kumbh Mela: At least 30 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering
At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions have gathered to bathe at the confluence of sacred rivers.
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
Millions in India take ‘holy dip’ a day after deadly stampede at Hindu festival
Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicious day of the six-week event.
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...
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Dozens are injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival
It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the Maha Kumbh festival where devotees had congregated from across India to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...
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Watch CutTheClutter: The Yamuna pollution crisis in Delhi & politicisation of river clean-up efforts
Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s ...
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Election Commission asks Kejriwal to furnish evidence of poisoning of the Yamuna
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal to provide factual evidence to substantiate his allegation that the Yamuna river was being poisoned by ...
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No VIP privileges on Amrit Snan and all major bathing days at Maha Kumbh
A large number of devotees, along with VIPs and VVIPs, are arriving at the Triveni Sangam to take a holy dip during Maha Kumbh 2025. However, the Yogi government has strictly prohibited VIP protocols ...
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Yamuna poisoning row: Misleading charges amount to endangering national security, says Delhi LG
The ammonia levels in the Yamuna have risen to 7 ppm (parts per ... step out of fear of losing the upcoming elections. "In Hinduism, there is no bigger sin than stopping water.
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India: The Kumbh Mela, a mega pilgrimage with political overtones for Narendra Modi
This Hindu pilgrimage at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, touted as “the largest ever organized,” also serves ...
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He went to capture the beauty of Hinduism. Then the stampede happened.
A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...