Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

The lost-and-found center at the world’s largest religious gathering attends to the faithful’s earthly needs as they perform ...

Multiple people died in a crowd crush as millions of devotees went to bathe in India’s holy waters during one of the most sacred days of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival. The crush happened after a ...

In the aftermath, relatives queued up to identify ... It is not the first time the festival has seen casualties. The last time Kumbh Mela was held in 2013, about 36 people died.

While VIPs could drive straight to the river through exclusive corridors, well-heeled pilgrims shelled out anywhere between Rs 1,000–5,000 per passenger to take auto rickshaws and bikes. Others walked ...

Families from West Bengal allege that bodies of their relatives, who died in a Maha Kumbh Mela stampede, were returned without official death certificates. The victims, Basanti Poddar and Urmila ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones in the crush. In a post on X, he ...

In this article, Vaibhav Pathak of Dot Media examines influencer marketing’s impact on brand engagement at the Kumbh Mela.

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath had said they were ready to receive 100 crore people in an area measuring all of 40 hectares ...

Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise ...

Authorities say at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered hi ...