Every 12 years, India builds this megacity—then tears it down
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...
India: A woman's dive into the Maha Kumbh Mela
DW's Mahima Kapoor joins millions of Hindu devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela and roams alone through the world's largest ...
The Hindu27d
Maha Kumbh: Gods, gurus, and glass turtles
The pilgrims believe that taking a dip at the Sangam during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh Mela (great festival of the sacred pitcher) will cleanse their souls of all negativity and help them attain ...
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At the Kumbh Mela, faith and fatalities
He is desperate to get to Prayagraj, the site of the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious events in the world. Here, more than 135 kilometres away, official estimates say 30 people died ...
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Maha Kumbh: Ganga water full of human excreta, NGT told
A new report has revealed that high levels of faecal coliform which are microbes from human and animal excreta were found in ...