India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at ...

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

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The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...

"The reasons for increased faecal coliform can be several, such as sewage leakage and animal waste, but the amount of faecal ...

The new factual documentary will explore the biggest gathering on Earth – the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Northern India ...

Despite over 60 crore visitors and countless holy dips during Maha Kumbh, the Ganga remains germ-free. A study by Padma Shri ...

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The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of the ...

Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence of the ...

Bollywood celebrities, including Raveena Tandon and her daughter Rasha Thadani, attended the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. Captured in viral videos with Katrina Kaif, they performed rituals by the ...

More than 400 urns containing the ashes of deceased Pakistani Hindus have finally been sent to Wagah border for onward travel to Haridwar in Indian state of Utterkhand where the ashes will be ...