World's largest religious gathering in India underway as hundreds of millions visit 45-day festival
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 Hindus at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival take holy dip a day after fatal stampede
More than nine million people took a "holy dip" at the confluence of three sacred rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
India orders probe into Kumbh festival stampede that killed dozens
PRAYAGRAJ, India – Indian authorities have ordered a probe into the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival that ...
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Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
The number of people is more than the population of the United States and around 200 times the 2 million pilgrims who were in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage last year. The festival ...
Millions at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede
Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday (Jan 30) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a ...