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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pilgrims take a dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during the ...

After the iconic Maha Kumbh witnessed last year, Prayagraj is once again turning into a sea of devotion. As chants echo along the riverbanks and saffron-clad pilgrims return to the Sangam, the arrival ...

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in a report that faecal coliform levels in river water along various locations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj during ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, held in Allahabad, was declared to be the largest gathering of humanity for a religious occasion. The Ardha (half) Kumbh Mela, much smaller in magnitude, is held at six-year ...

Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival began in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Devotees gathered for the Kumbh Mela bathing festival in Allahabad in 2013. MIT Media Lab researchers see the festival as an opportunity to study pop-up cities and rapid urbanization. (AP Photo ...

The biggest pilgrimage on the planet has kicked off in India. From now until March, up to 120 million pilgrims – nearly double the population of the UK or France – are expected to travel to Prayagraj ...

(The Conversation) — Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga and Yamuna are believed to meet the fabled Saraswati, ...