A worker cleans the area near Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers after the end of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on March 7, 2025. The massive ...

Ayodhya is situated only 160 km from Prayagraj, the city where the Maha Kumbh Mela is held. So, it was no wonder that pilgrims who visited the mela grounds also happened to visit Ram Mandir.

Riding pillion through narrow medieval streets on a grimy Tata motorbike, we crested a low hill to suddenly encounter the world’s largest-ever gathering of humans: the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela ...

In the bustling, colour-soaked chaos of Kumbh Mela, few figures capture the imagination as profoundly as the Naga Sadhus. Draped in bhasma (ash), with their naked bodies—a canvas of ritual ...

"A large number of people bathe in the river at Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh Mela, including on auspicious bathing days, which eventually leads to an increase in faecal concentration," the ...

Spanning 9,900 acres, the festival site was set up as a temporary township. The previous Kumbh Mela in 2019 recorded 240 million attendees, less than half of this year’s turnout. The largest ...

Devotees continue to visit the Sangam area here even after the Maha Kumbh Mela has officially concluded. Some of the arrangements will be retained throughout the year, officials said. Neeraj ...

What did this group of devotees see and experience at Sangam after travelling three days to reach there from Kerala? Prayagraj is the ultimate equalizer, in more ways than one, when a Maha Kumbh ...

This was the first formal meeting between CM Yogi and PM Modi after the conclusion of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. During the meeting, several important issues related to the state were discussed.

Many people who refrained from visiting the Maha Kumbh due to heavy crowds are now making their way to the Sangam area. PTI Last Updated : 09 March 2025, 06:31 IST ...