The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

The Kumbh Mela — a celebration of faith in which Hindus bathe in a sacred river — is held every third year and is ... PHOTOS: The Kumbh Mela. August 30, 2015, 9:01 AM IST Team TOI in The ...

Seven stunning photos of kumbh mela - 120 million people congregating at the confluence of two of the holiest rivers in India is a pretty big deal. Words cannot begin to describe the magnitude of ...

Sixty years ago, in 1953, LIFE photographer James Burke chronicled an earlier Kumbh Mela in a series of pictures that, for reasons lost to time, were never published in the magazine.

India's Kumbh Mela festival continues with 30 million bathers expected before Sunday ends. Here, pilgrims at night in Allahabad sit surrounded by holy men or sadhus. Photo: Santnu Das Many believe ...

5 stunning ISRO images of Maha Kumbh from space. By Sakshi Sah Published Jan 24, 2025. ... is designed in the shape of India and is a major attraction during the Maha Kumbh Mela. Photo Credit: ISRO.

120 million people congregating at the confluence of two of the holiest rivers in India is a pretty big deal. Words cannot begin to describe the magnitude of the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of ...

A monthslong Hindu festival -- the Kumbh Mela -- takes place once every three years rotating between four places in India. This year it is being held in the western Indian city of Nashik in the ...

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. open image in gallery ...

Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganges and river Godavari, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious. Millions of Hindu ...