The Kumbh Mela takes place at five sites total across India at six- and 12-year intervals ... Originally, the city was named Allahabad by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 1500s.

Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad ... civilization only during the Kumbh Mela. The fascination with the Kumbh is not limited to India alone. In the past, celebrities such ...

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India ... Kumbh Mela takes place every six years in Haridwar and Prayagraj. Prayagraj was earlier known as Allahabad.

The accommodation arrangements for devotees during the Kumbh Mela are a complex logistical feat that requires coordination ...

PRAYAGRAJ, (India): A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, are expecting more than 400 million people to swarm the ...

Another stampede took place at Allahabad Junction (now Prayagraj Junction) during the 2013 Kumbh Mela in which scores of people died. After the 1954 stampede, an inquiry committee was set up and it ...

Besides the not-so-hidden unease between Modi and Adityanath, Modi chose to address the Lok Sabha to ensure that he could ...

Responding to reports doing rounds on the social media that the state govt and the mela/district administration had extended the Maha Kumbh till March, the DM said, "The claims of Kumbh extension ...

Prayagraj: A three-member judicial commission probing stampede at Maha Kumbh on Jan 29 arrived in Sangam City on Monday and held a meeting with police.

Another stampede took place at Allahabad Junction (now Prayagraj Junction) during the 2013 Kumbh Mela in which scores of people died. After the 1954 stampede, an inquiry committee was set up and ...

The High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed a petition demanding a CBI investigation into the alleged flaws, deficiencies, and irregularities in the arrangements ofMaha Kumbh. The verdict was delivered by ...

Attacking the Congress and other Opposition parties for questioning the Mahakumbh 2025, Yogi Adityanath said that many ...