Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers,
At least 30 dead and many more injured after crush at India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival
Some pilgrims reportedly attempted to jump over barricades set up for religious saints, which caused panic among the crowds as people pushed and fell. | ITV National News
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious congregation.
India’s Hindu festival Kumbh Mela surpasses 300 million holy baths
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela surpassed the symbolic figure of 300 million holy baths since its beginning on Jan. 13 in northern India, according to data from the organizers, as the investigation into the deadly stampede continues.
Maha Kumbh Mela: At least 30 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering
At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions have gathered to bathe at the confluence of sacred rivers.
What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?
Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. The world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering,
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...
At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...
Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India
Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers.
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Dozens are injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival
It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the Maha Kumbh festival where devotees had congregated from across India to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...
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India: The Kumbh Mela, a mega pilgrimage with political overtones for Narendra Modi
This Hindu pilgrimage at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, touted as “the largest ever organized,” also serves ...
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Yamuna poisoning row: Misleading charges amount to endangering national security, says Delhi LG
The ammonia levels in the Yamuna have risen to 7 ppm (parts per ... step out of fear of losing the upcoming elections. "In Hinduism, there is no bigger sin than stopping water.
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He went to capture the beauty of Hinduism. Then the stampede happened.
A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...