The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years and has a history of crowd-related disasters ...
Indian officials said the accident happened amid a surge of passengers waiting for trains to a Hindu religious festival.
Indian media have reported deadly bus crashes involving Kumbh Mela pilgrims, but footage shared on social media of an ...
The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...
Millions of missionaries work in schools, hospitals and other institutions. Their success is deepening divisions.
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
Prayagraj, India — A pre-dawn stampede at the ... The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival ...
The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the ...
At least 15 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late yesterday when surging crowds ...
The Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, attracts millions every 12 years and has a history of crowd-related disasters.