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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Live Updates: Festivities begin at Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj
The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 returns to Prayagraj after 12 years, celebrating spirituality, mythology, and culture at the Triveni Sangam, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers meet. The 44-day event takes place from January 13 to February 26 and is special this year due to a rare celestial alignment of the Sun,
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.
Kumbh Mela festival: India opens giant Hindu event for 400m pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people - the largest gathering of humanity.
Maha Kumbh Mela: The staggering numbers behind the largest gathering of humanity on Earth
While the Kumbh Mela festival is ordinarly held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these rivers, the Maha Kumbh Mela occurs only once every 12 years. Maha means “great”, and the event attracts the most devotees because it is considered the most auspicious and holy in the cycle.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting Monday, making it the largest gathering of humanity in the world.
Mahakumbh 2025: Helicopter ride at Kumbh Mela for Rs 1,296 | Here's how to book
The 45-day mega festival, from January 13 to February 26, is expected to draw a large number of tourists and cultural aficionados aiming to explore what is billed as one of the largest religious gatherings on earth.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: All you need to know about the world's largest gathering
The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, begins on 13 January 2025, in Prayagraj, India. Over the course of six weeks, an estimated 40 crore devotees will gather to partake in this sacred event,
India's Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering
Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that starts Monday and is expected to be the largest human gathering in history.
Kumbh Mela 2025: 10 Facts You Need to Know As Maha Kumbh Begins Today
World's largest gathering of humans, Maha Kumbh set for auspicious start on 'Paush Purnima'
Maha Kumbh 2025 -- a 45-day event billed as the biggest gathering of humans in one place -- is all set to begin Monday with the first major bathing ritual or 'Shahi Snan' on the auspicious occasion of 'Paush Purnima' at the Sangam,
Indian Hindus gather for Kumbh Mela, 400 million take a plunge for salvation
On the banks of the Ganges River, the largest gathering of people in the world began in India’s Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state.
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India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
PRAYAGRAJ - Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Jan 13 as the Kumbh Mela festival opened ...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Live: With a holy dip in Triveni Sangam, Maha Kumbh mela begins at Prayagraj
This year's event is poised to be record-breaking, with the Uttar Pradesh government expecting around 40 crore devotees to ...
FirstUp: Maha Kumbh Mela begins in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj and other headlines of the day
The Maha Kumbh Mela is set to begin in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj from today. PM Modi will inaugurate the strategic Z-Morh ...
UP authorities halve helicopter ride price to Rs 1,296 over Maha Kumbh
A helicopter joyride of Maha Kumbh has now been slashed by more than half to Rs 1,296 per person, according to an official ...
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Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India entered sacred waters to bathe before dawn on Monday, heralding the start of the Kumbh Mela festival, the largest gathering of humanity ...
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India entered sacred waters to bathe before dawn on Monday, heralding the start of the Kumbh Mela festival, the largest gathering of humanity, AFP reporters saw.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Where 45 Crore Pilgrims Unite In A Spiritual Spectacle
The Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the most sacred events in Hinduism, is set to return to Prayagraj in 2025, with an estimated 40 ...
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Kumbh Mela 2025 A pilgrimage of immense significance
Dr Rakesh Verma The origins of the Kumbh Mela are deeply intertwined with Hindu mythology, particularly the legendary tale of ...
The Kumbh Currency: What drives the Mela economy
From luxury tents that cost up to Rs 1 lakh a night to budget homestays, from corporate firms to small businesses that hope ...