Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up Wednesday in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the success of the Maha Kumbh 2025, where over 66 crore devotees gathered in Prayagraj. The event celebrated unity and spiritual consciousness,

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THE country's Kumbh Mela festival has wrapped up, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organi­sers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.

Women sell scared threads to devotees at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Shivaratri, the final day of Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh,

As many as 15.3 million people bathed on Wednesday, said authorities in the state of Uttar Pradesh, home to the festival, taking the total figure of celebrants to more than 663 million, or nearly twice the population of the United States.

As the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 continues in Prayagraj, millions of devotees are taking the holy dip at Triveni Sangam. Authorities aim to highlight the grandeur of this spiritual event while combating misinformation.

Experiencing the magic of devotion, Bollywood leading ladies Katrina Kaif and Raveena Tandon performed an evening aarti at the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela on Monday. While Raveena was joined by her daughter Rasha at the sacred event,

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.