Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...

The Gateway to the Divine Haridwar, located in the Himalayan foothills, is a popular pilgrimage destination in India. It is ...

But authorities are racing against time to get the city ready to host millions who ... is the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with Yamuna and the mythical invisible Saraswati ...

Three years ago, when the National River Conservation Commission revealed a mind boggling number of 65,127 grabbers feasting ...

Watch: Millions take a holy dip on day two of India's Mahakumbh Mela Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at ... in the northern city of Prayagraj.

The Ganges and Yamuna rivers also share a site with the mythical Saraswati River, a manifestation of ... where organisers have created a massive city of 160,000 tents. Much like a music festival ...