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 ...

Why is Maha Kumbh Mela so important ? It is a very very big event and especially important in today’s date and time. It is to be noted that it has been celebrated for centuries. This Maha Kumbh ...

Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began on 13 January, ended on Wednesday. A lot has changed through Mr ...

Could the Kumbh Mela successfully meet this measure ... The physical definition of the streets was helped by the imposing facade structures for the akhara camps. These structures were around ...

Facade lighting at the New Yamuna Bridge, near Sangam, in Prayagraj. (Anil Kumar Maurya/HT) With an eye on the 2031 Kumbh Mela or Ardh Kumbh, the state government has a five-year agreement with ...

Uttar Pradesh [India], January 24: The Maha Kumbh 2025, a spiritual gathering of unparalleled scale, has drawn over 9 crore ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 was more than just the largest gathering of humanity. It was a testament to faith and devotion. Neuropsychiatrist Dr Rajesh M Parikh, director of medical research at the ...

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 ...

The 2025 Kumbh Mela was not just another spiritual gathering; it was a historic spectacle, occurring after 144 years. While the Kumbh Mela has always been the world's largest peaceful congregation ...

Religion, politics and the economy are deeply intertwined in India – and the six-week-long Hindu festival of the Kumbh Mela gave one of the clearest examples. The Hindu nationalist government of ...

Prayagraj: The Maha Kumbh Mela authority has served notice to 660 organisations for leaving their camps unoccupied or not serving the purpose they got the allotment for the mela. The authorities ...