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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers,
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.
Millions in India take ‘holy dip’ a day after deadly stampede at Hindu festival
Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicious day of the six-week event.
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Relatives search for missing after deadly Maha Kumbh Mela stampede
STORY: More than 36 hours after a deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival claimed dozens of lives, distraught ...
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Maha Kumbh 2025: Milind Soman, Kabir Khan, Anupam Kher In Attendance, Celebrities Share Their Experience
The Maha Kumbh 2025 has seen people and devotees from across the world flock at Prayagraj to participate in the holy festival ...
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Mahakumbh Day 18 Highlights: Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Sees Huge Crowds And Celebrations
The Prayagraj Maha Kumbh sees a massive turnout with over 31 crores bathing, amidst challenges and high-level visits. Read ...
How excitement of Hindu pilgrims turned to death and chaos at Maha Kumbh Mela
For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the ‘holy dip’ where stampede took place?
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From selling garlands in Maha Kumbh to big screen: Monalisa Bhonsle to make acting debut
Sanoj Mishra said the film is a love story and Monalisa Bhonsle will essay the role of one of the female leads.
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Officers with Ardh Kumbh experience to handle Maha Kumbh post stampede
The Uttar Pradesh government has deployed two senior IAS officers, who were part of the team that successfully conducted the ...
Seers hail CM for elevating Maha Kumbh grandeur
Prayagraj: Saints associated with the akharas praised CM Yogi Adityanath and the administration for making the Maha Kumbh ...
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Maha Kumbh | Four more IPS, three PPS officers deployed for Basant Panchami
Following the stampede in Maha Kumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government is making more efforts to ensure peaceful Shahi Snan on the occasion of Basant Panchami on coming Monday. To strengthen the security ...