Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...

Millions of people are gathering in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state to participate in the ...

The holy festival of Maha Kumbh Mela is celebrated once every 12 years, with devotees taking a dip in the waters where the ...

Beginning January 13, the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj has drawn unusual guests participating in the rituals. The event is set to ...

Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing ...

(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Sanitation workers walk after cleaning an area on the banks of the Ganges river, where the ...

Thousands or people are seen bathing in Uttar Pradesh, India on January 13 for the Mahakumbh Mela festival, held once every 12 years. Crowds gather at the Triveni Sangam, where the rivers Ganges, ...

Touted as an event for spiritual purificationin Hinduism, Kumbh Mela takes place approximately every 12 years at four ...

to cleanse sins and seek salvation Hindu pilgrims gather along the banks of the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical ...

Authorities in India say more than 20 million people are expected to take part in the first major bathing day at the Hindu ...