Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

Faith has been the greatest motivator for humanity and in the last five weeks Prayagraj has witnessed more than half a ...

In the aftermath, relatives queued up to identify ... It is not the first time the festival has seen casualties. The last time Kumbh Mela was held in 2013, about 36 people died.

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday described Maha Kumbh as a unique example and said it is ...

Due to high demand from the Maha Kumbh pilgrimage, airfares from Pune to various cities have surged, making it challenging ...

As devotees flock to Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh 2025, the CPCB report has raised alarm over high levels of faecal coliform ...

Nearly one-third of India’s 1.4 billion plus population descended on the Maha Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu gathering held in ...

Hosting the world's largest religious gathering comes with big environmental challenges. However, spiritual leaders in India ...

A single slipper lies abandoned in the aftermath of the stampede. Visuals from the station show scattered shoes, clothes, ...

While VIPs could drive straight to the river through exclusive corridors, well-heeled pilgrims shelled out anywhere between ...