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The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, which spanned 4,000 hectares from January 13 to February 26, witnessed an estimated 66 crore devotees ...

Show more Show less A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims on the final day of India's Kumbh Mela ... major challenge Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, took part in the festival, which ...

It is not only the most important Hindu festival in India ... to prayer and fasting during the Maha Kumbh Mela. On the way back to the riverbank, Naga sadhus sit by the roadside.

After the Maha Kumbh ended, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honoured sanitation workers for their service during the 45-day ...

A non-profit organisation, Eyebetes Foundation, has roped in Naga Sadhus to spread the message among pilgrims to get their eyes checked free of cost at a camp in the Arail side of Kumbh Mela.

Surpassing previous numbers, the Maha Kumbh Mela that wraps up Wednesday has ... She visited the camp for Naga sadhus, the ash-smeared, often naked Hindu ascetics, who armed with tridents lead ...

Bandeep Singh and his camera visited the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for the first ... He had questions in his mind—who are the Naga Sadhus? Why are they like this? This curiosity led him to visit ...

Naga Sadhus at the Maha Kumbh are collaborating with Dr. Nishant ... Thus, I spoke to some of the Naga Sadhus who are still there in the mela area and explained why we wanted their help and ...

Kumbh Mela happens once in 12 years The Indian man ... marched among the throng like standard bearers in an ancient army. A naga sadhu Naked holy men, or naga sadhus, were everywhere, their ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds ...