Millions of devotees have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, as the Mahakumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, officially begins. The six-week-long ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims and tourists to India. The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in ...

World's largest religious gathering begins in India, hundreds of millions of Hindus expected to attend 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival Associated ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering. The ...

Over the coming weeks, Hindu pilgrims with gather at the confluence of three rivers where they will begin a journey to reach Hindu philosophy's ultimate goal: the release from the cycle of rebirth.

The Maha Kumbh is a colourful religious festival where millions gather in Prayagraj city to take a holy dip.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious congregation.