Badri Narayan is professor at the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad. The recently concluded Kumbh 2025 certainly lived up to its prefix — maha (great) — in many ways.

Supported by By Anupreeta Das and Hari Kumar Photographs by Atul Loke Reporting from Prayagraj, India, the site of the Maha Kumbh Mela Before she waded into the water to take a holy dip among the ...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee states that, "This is 'Mrityu Kumbh' & not Maha Kumbh". She doesn't have an idea regarding the Holy Maha Kumbh event which is happening after 144 years. Neither does ...

NEW DELHI - Large crowds turned out in northern India on Feb 27 for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela that drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking ...

The victims were on their way to Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the holiest Hindu festivals that is held once every 12 years in Prayagraj city, at the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

LUCKNOW – More than 500 million people have participated in the Maha Kumbh festival over the past four weeks, according to authorities. The six-week gathering has drawn a diverse mix of ...

Actor Sonal Chauhan describes her recent Maha Kumbh experience as deeply enriching, calling it a journey that has transformed her from within. “This was my second Kumbh. I had been to the Ardh ...

Deviating from the Maha Kumbh, the conversation diverted to AMFI’s long-running “Mutual Fund Sahi Hai” campaign that we all remember. It’s important for brands to be consistent with their ...

More Than 500 Million Take 'Holy Dip' in India's Maha Kumbh Festival By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW (Reuters) - More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north ...