The New York Times9 天
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, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...
Associated Press26 天
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world’s largest religious gathering
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical ...
The New York Times25 天
What to Know About the Maha Kumbh Mela, the World’s Largest Human Gathering
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe gathered to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity. By John Yoon and Hari Kumar Tens of millions of ...
AP Week in Pictures
Feb. 6, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images ...
Al Jazeera English26 天
Thousands of Hindus bathe in holy rivers at India Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Religious event that attracts over 400 million people takes place where the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers meet. Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the ...
Sky25 天
Maha Kumbh mela: Why millions go to the world's largest religious gathering
It is held on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna and where the two sacred rivers meet. Carrying their belongings to stay overnight at the enormous tented city which spans over 10,000 acres ...
Into the wild in the Sundarbans
CRUISING THROUGH THE MANGROVES If you’re in the Sundarbans and you skip the boat ride, did you even really go? After a dinner ...
dw26 天
India: Inside a Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage to Ganges River
DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to ...
Sky10 天
Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India
Image: People bathing in the Ganges on Wednesday. Pic: AP Image: The banks and a bridge over the Ganges full of people on Wednesday. Pic: AP Authorities said people trying to escape it were then ...
Le Monde.fr12 天
In pictures: India's Kumbh Mela festival draws millions to the banks of the Ganges
At the 2001 Purna Kumbh Mela, 70 million people visited the banks of the Ganges ove three weeks, including 40 million in a single day. The Maha Kumbh Mela is held in Prayagraj every 144 years ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore25 天
India kicks off massive Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...
Yahoo9 天
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in ...
Security officers carry a woman out from the site of a stampede at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day ...