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

The Ganges River, which flows through several Indian states, is considered an embodiment of all sacred waters in Hindu mythology. Revered as the most holy river in Hinduism, the Ganges is believed to ...

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

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

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

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 ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest ...

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.

Millions of people are gathering in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh ... the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and the mythical Saraswati.