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Also known as ‘Masan (cremation ground) ki Holi’, in this age-old unique tradition in Varanasi, the celebrations took place ...
The Maha Kumbh Mela, which spanned 4,000 hectares from January 13 to February 26, witnessed an estimated 66 crore devotees ...
In the bustling, colour-soaked chaos of Kumbh Mela, few figures capture the imagination as profoundly as the Naga Sadhus. Draped in bhasma (ash), with their nak ...
As India's Kumbh Mela ended February 26, 2025, footage of fireworks and a laser show circulated in social media posts falsely ...
After the Maha Kumbh ended, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honoured sanitation workers for their service during the 45-day ...
"My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion," ...
From being empowered by Lord Rama to bestow blessings on all ceremonious occasions to being criminalised under British colonial laws to claiming an akhara in Kumbh Mela, kinnars have carved a distinct ...
and saw grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three 'Amrit Snans'. It ended with the final auspicious 'snan' on Mahashivratri on Wednesday. Over 66 crore people took the holy dip at the Triveni Sangam ...
Many pilgrims who couldn't make it to the Maha Kumbh Mela, have come to the Sangam ... and saw grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three 'Amrit Snans'. It ended with the final auspicious ...
Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...
A worker dismantles a 45-day-old camp, the sound of two metallic sheets hitting each other on the ground pierces the silence pervading the mela landscape that till a day ago, was teeming with millions ...