The festival is typically around 45 days long - with the 2025 Kumbh Mela taking place from 13 January to 26 February. The event concludes after the final designated bathing day, known as the last ...

The festival is held every 12 years but the "Maha" or grand Kumbh Mela takes place only every 144 years, "marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter ...

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to ...

Kumbh Mela, an eight-week religious festival, begins Tuesday in in Prayagraj, India. Authorities expect 150 million people to make a pilgrimage to bathe at the confluence of three rivers: ...

Item 1 of 3 Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, shout religious slogans before taking a dip during the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, January 14, 2025.

Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is held every 12 years but the "Maha" or grand Kumbh Mela takes place only ...

The festival is typically around 45 days long - with the 2025 Kumbh Mela taking place from 13 January to 26 February. The event concludes after the final designated bathing day, known as the last ...

The total cost of this year’s festival for the Indian government is close to $563 million, according to officials -- almost four times the money spent on the last Kumbh Mela, held in 2016.

The festival is typically around 45 days long - with the 2025 Kumbh Mela taking place from 13 January to 26 February. The event concludes after the final designated bathing day, known as the last ...