PRAYAGRAI, India (AP) — Channi Anand is based in Jammu, a strategic location not far from the India-Pakistan border that ...

Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters ...

The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials this year expect up to ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday. Here is a look at ...

Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival began in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Maha Kumbh Mela: The Maha Kumbh Mela is considered as one of the most significant cultural and religious gatherings in India and the world. It always takes place in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

More than 400 million people expected at Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu sacred event will be world's largest gathering of humanity Hindus believe taking dip in sacred river during kumbh brings salvation ...

NEW DELHI – The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting on Jan 13, making it ...