Less than a week ahead of the auspicious Maha Kumbh mela, the three major ‘akharas’ of the Vaishnav sect - Digambar, Nirvani, and Nirmohi - are set to make a grand entry at the event on Wednesday.

the most powerful akharas seem to take a lead role organizing the central sectors and deciding the order in which they will proceed to the Sangam on auspicious bathing days. The Kumbh Mela works ...

Though preparations for the forthcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik in 2027 have gained momentum, especially after the visit of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on March 23, differences have ...

According to various authorities and agencies involved in the uninstallation and cleanup, while the deadline to bring the entire area back to how it was is March 20, the processes — a third-party ...

During the CM's visit, leaders from Trimbakeshwar akharas (religious orders) had demanded that the festival be called Trimbakeshwar-Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela. However, during a recent meeting ...

The arrangements made by the local administration, especially by the team led by the Mela Adhikari, Maha Kumbh under the direction ... We also went around the various Akharas, including the ...

The akharas, emphasizes sadhu leader Das ... However, like every religious festival in the world, the Maha Kumbh Mela also has a commercial aspect. Lasting nearly seven weeks, the festival ...

Put differently, you can say that the mela would end ... the Maha Kumbh showcased India's age-old spiritual traditions, from the grand processions of akharas (monastic orders) and the ash smeared ...

To ease mobility across the vast Kumbh Mela grounds, electric vehicles and ... Reliance volunteers are serving free meals and water at various akharas.

The largest mela in the country for centuries, the Kumbh Mela, was a bigger phenomenon this year than ever before. Excitable television channels, smart tour operators, the thriving selfie culture ...

During a recent meeting with the authorities at the Nashik Municipal Corporation headquarters, leaders from Nashik akharas insisted that the name be retained as Nashik Kumbh Mela.