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

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

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

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj during the ongoing ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...

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

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards ... Hindu ascetics charge toward the holy rivers at dawn. They are part ...

Hindu pilgrims gather to take a holy dip on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing ... till February 26 (Maha Shivratri). Half of India's 110 crore Sanatan followers have immersed ...

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 ...