World's largest religious festival gets under way in India

Mahakumbh 2025 Facts and Stats: Know About Prayagraj Kumbh Mela in Numbers and Records
The Maha Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years in Prayagraj, India. It began on January 13, 2025, and will continue until February 26, 2025. This event is expected to attract around 400 million (40 crores) visitors,
Mahakumbh 2025: 8 things to explore when you visit Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj
Learn about the 8 best places to visit in Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 including Triveni Sangam, Anand Bhavan, and many other places of interest.
Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest religious festival gets under way in India
Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is held every 12 years but the "Maha" or grand Kumbh Mela takes place only every 144 years, "marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter", said The Guardian.
From zodiac insights to planetary rituals: Astrological must-dos at the Maha Kumbh Mela
The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj combines spirituality and astrology, beginning when Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun transitions into Aries.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors to the northern city of Prayagraj over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world.
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering
Over about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers where they will take part in elaborate rituals.
The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival held in India, millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to bathe in rivers considered sacred.
India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity
Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and crowd management.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: BJP's BIG Move To Woo Dalits At Grand Event In UP's Prayagraj — Details Inside
The BJP felicitated sanitation workers at the Maha Kumbh Mela by garlanding them and giving them copies of the Constitution.
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IMD issues orange alert for Prayagraj amid Kumbh Mela – Check weather forecast
This warning comes as the Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings continues to attract millions of ...
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Bhakt Narasimha Swami from South Africa arrives in Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh
Bhakt Narasimha Swami, a spiritual devotee from Johannesburg, South Africa, arrived in Prayagraj to participate in the Maha ...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: How To Reach Prayagraj From Mumbai? Train, Bus & Flight Details Inside
The much-awaited Maha Kumbh Mela has officially begun! Starting today (January 13, 2025), it will continue until February 26, ...
Maha Kumbh Mela a godsend for travel industry as spiritual tourism takes wing
Hotel bookings in Prayagraj have increased nearly 10-fold from last year, while flight bookings to the city are up 65%, with ...