The confluence of the rivers is called Sangam and a “holy dip” in the waters is regarded as one of the festival’s main rituals. In contrast to the Maha Kumbh Mela, the Kumbh Mela occurs ...

It attracts hundreds of millions of devotees, holy men, tourists and politicians, converging on the banks of the holiest rivers in Hinduism to bathe in waters that are considered sacred.

He also shared he would take a holy bath. When asked about observing a ritual being a Muslim, Kabir Khan hailed the spirit of Indian democracy and said, "There is no Hindu or Muslim in this ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism’s holiest festivals ... The confluence of the rivers is called Sangam and a “holy dip” in the waters is regarded as one of the festival’s main ...

(CNN) — Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of ...

The incident occurred as about 100 million Hindu devotees from around the world were expected to visit the site on Wednesday and take a holy dip in the sacred waters in India’s northern state of ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.

(Arus Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) The ceremony is centuries old and is based on a tale in Hindu mythology where gods and demons fought over a pitcher, or kumbh, that contained the nectar of immortality.

The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism’s holiest festivals, held once every 12 years at Prayagraj in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati ...

The incident occurred as about 100 million Hindu devotees from around the world were expected to visit the site on Wednesday and take a holy dip in the sacred waters in India’s northern state of ...