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For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster ...

seeking purification in the sacred waters of the Ganga. They made their way through a sea of people, treading carefully down the slope before reaching the riverbank. At times they leaned on ...

On a cloudy day in January, millions of saffron-clad people stand on the banks of the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna ... visible at the river bank.

It is believed that those who bathe in the waters of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati on ... have been put around the main train station in the city. Tired people are now trying to find the right ...

More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India ...

The Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj continues to draw massive crowds, with over 49 crore devotees having bathed in the holy rivers.

The "Sangam Nose" is a term typically used to describe the point where the three sacred rivers - Ganges (Ganga), Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati - converge in Prayagraj city, the site of the mela.

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims expected to take part ...

At least 30 people have been killed in a crush at the world's largest religious gathering, the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela in ...