As the 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela return to Prayagraj after 12 years, it is bringing together spirituality and economic prosperity on a monumental scale.

The Maha Kumbh Mela has commenced in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on. The 45-day religious gathering is significant for Hindu pilgrims and devotees as the event marks the completion of 12 Kumbh Mela cycles,

The Maha Kumbh Mela commenced at Sangam --- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers --- on Tuesday with more than 40 lakh people from different walks of life taking the first holy dip.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting Monday, making it the largest gathering of humanity in the world.

Maha Kumbh Mela is held once every 12 years. This in itself underlines its importance. But the Maha Kumbh Mela this time is being held at a particular, auspicious celestial alignment in the sky which occurs once every 144 years This time,

Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and crowd management.

As the Maha Kumbh Mela approaches, significant cybersecurity challenges arise for millions of pilgrims. Authorities take action against cyber threats.

The Maha Kumbh Mela commenced at Sangam --- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers --- on Monday with more than 40 lakh people from different walks of life taking the first holy dip.

India set for Hindu festival Maha Kumbh Mela | REUTERS WARNING: May contain nudity The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity, begins in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, with millions of devout Hindus arriving to take a dip in the holy river Ganga.