The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of the largest and most significant religious gatherings in the world, held every 12 years at four sacred locations in India: Allahabad (Prayagraj), Haridwar, Nashik ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 will be held in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh. The festival commenced on January 13, 2025 , and will continue until February 26, 2025 .

Formerly known as Allahabad, Prayagraj was renamed by Adityanath in 2018, ... Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 13, 2025.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, ... changed the name of the festival’s host city in 2018 to Prayagraj from Allahabad. The move, part of a wave of changes brought on by the B.J.P., ...

The Kumbh Mela is held every three years in four cities on the banks of sacred rivers across India. The event held every 12 years in this cycle is prefixed with the term 'maha', or great, as its ...

This is the first Maha Kumbh Mela to be held under his party's rule after it changed the town's earlier Muslim name of Allahabad to the Hindu Prayagraj in 2018.

Prayagraj: In anticipation of the massive turnout expected for the 2031 Kumbh Mela, Indian Railways is fast-tracking the ...

At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, ... a stampede before the 'Amrit Snan' at the Kumbh Mela on on January 29, 2025 in Allahabad, ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth is held every 12 years on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.

During the Maha Kumbh, mela police, along with PAC, NDRF, SDRF, and Fire department, reunited 54,357 people and returned lost valuables. They also provided medical aid, ensuring the safety and ...

Formerly known as Allahabad, Prayagraj was renamed by Adityanath in 2018, ... Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 13, 2025.

NEW DELHI – The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting on Jan 13, making it ...