Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

The government also said it had provided a total of Rs 7,421 crore to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for ...

A CPCB report now claims the water quality in Ganga and Yamuna during the Maha Kumbh was fit for bathing, contradicting an ...

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.

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Such mass bathing in the Ganges has been recorded for more than 2,500 years. For many Hindus, a visit to the holy city of Varanasi precedes their pilgrimage to the Kumbh Mela, a city located about ...

This comes as a contradiction to the previous data released by them in February where the CPCB report had said that various ...

A new report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to the National Green Tribunal said that as per statistical ...

The festival is typically around 45 days long - with the 2025 Kumbh Mela taking place from 13 January to 26 February. The event concludes after the final designated bathing day, known as the last ...

Mela authorities and police have set up a network of "Lost and Found" centres as well as a special Kumbh phone app to help lost pilgrims reunite with their families. - Sacred bathing - The Kumbh ...