For Velayudhan, a resident of Irvine, CA, the pull to attend the Maha Kumbh felt powerful and inexplicable. “If it wasn’t ...

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 ...

Since 13 January, when the Kumbh Mela began, over a million Kalpwasis ... Millions perform bathing ritual on day two of India's Mahakumbh Mela. Video, 00:01:02Millions perform bathing ritual ...

This World Heritage Day, let's celebrate India’s rich intangible cultural heritage which includes living traditions like ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating spiritual heritage and diversity. Given that the Maha Kumbh Mela, in particular, only occurs once every 144 years ...

Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence ... their way back from India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival were stuck in a traffic ...

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 ...

Like in case of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, it involves ritual bathing, on the banks of Godavari river at Trimbakeshwar and the Ram Kund in Nashik. Ritual bathing was held only at Trimbakeshwar ...

The team worked meticulously to record the rituals, ceremonies ... stating:“The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of the most extraordinary events on Earth. This documentary is not just about religious ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (March 23, 2025) announced a ₹1,100 crore plan for the development of Trimbakeshwar Temple and the establishment of a Kumbh Mela Authority ...