More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part ...

India's mass bathing festival turned the water sour at the 'holy' river, as pollution and waste tainted the area during the ...

The UP government claimed that despite over 57 crore devotees bathing in the Ganga, the river remains pure. Padma Shri ...

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

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as he joined millions of people at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a week after dozens ...

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The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

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Naga Sadhus or Naked Hindu holy men take dips at Sangam ... Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand) ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and armed Hindu holy men.