The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

In just three months, a functioning city that can cater for 10 million pilgrims a day springs up and then disappears a few ...

As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26, 2025, footage of fireworks and a laser show circulated in social media posts falsely ...

The chief minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state has rejected a government report that found high levels of contamination in a key bathing place at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering. The ...

In a move symbolizing deep cultural bonds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mixed waters from India's sacred Ganges with ...

A CPCB report now claims the water quality in Ganga and Yamuna during the Maha Kumbh was fit for bathing, contradicting an ...

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday started a 15-day special cleanliness drive at the Maha Kumbh Mela grounds.

During his visit to Mauritius, PM Modi presented President Dharambeer Gokhool and First Lady Vrinda Gokhool with gifts rich ...

Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured stunning images of the Mahakumbh, the world's largest human gathering, held in ...

THE unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India over­shadowed many nations in size – and for the ...

European Space Agency mission Copernicus Sentinel-2 recorded the transformation of Prayagraj, images released post Maha Kumbh 2025. Scroll down to check out the satellite images of the area.