An interview featuring a Hindu monk has been misinterpreted online following a deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in ...

open image in gallery India's prime minister Narendra Modi prays as he takes a holy dip during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela (Reuters ... toll from the Maha Kumbh stampede rises to at least 79.

My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion,” says city-based advocate Niranjan Lal recalling the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India's capital late Saturday ... officials and reports said. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every ...

Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India's capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India concluded with 663 million attendees seeking spiritual cleansing by bathing in sacred waters. Despite large crowds and a recent stampede, authorities managed ...

Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence of the ...

Some of the zeitgeist reflects enduring belief mixing with increasing wealth. According to one survey, around 80% of Indians ...

Heer Donda and her family travelled to Prayagraj, India from Hong Kong for a once-in-a-lifetime – or every 144 years – ...

At least 15 people died during a stampede at a railway station in ... a medical official told AFP. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city ...