World's largest religious festival gets under way in India

Esri India launches Kumbh Mela Web app for information and navigation
Esri India launched a user-friendly GIS-based web application in Hindi and English for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, offering pilgrims essential information such as accommodation, bathing ghats,
Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest religious festival gets under way in India
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the world's largest gathering of humanity -- to assemble over six weeks.India is the world's most populous nation, with 1.4 billion people, and so is used to large crowds.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Indian woman skydives with Maha Kumbh flag at 13,000 feet; video goes viral
An Indian woman’s daring skydive at 13,000 feet with the Maha Kumbh flag has gone viral, captivating millions and spotlighting Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Watch the inspiring video!
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors to the northern city of Prayagraj over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Devotion and health at crossroads — can world's largest religious gathering avoid crisis?
In the wake of this winter flu season, the holding of mass gathering, such as Kumbh Mela, may pose health risks. Maha Kumbh has been a case of study among health experts for a long time. Here's what studies and research have to say about health challenges at Maha Kumbh.
The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival held in India, millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to bathe in rivers considered sacred.
India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity
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.
Kumbh Mela, explained: Its mythology, history, astrology, and why millions flock to it
What is the Kumbh Mela, and why is it held in four cities periodically? What is Ardh Kumbh and Maha Kumbh? What is the origin ...
Mahakumbh 2025 Facts and Stats: Know About Prayagraj Kumbh Mela in Numbers and Records
The Maha Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years in Prayagraj, India. It began on January 13, 2025, and will ...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Why Hindu akharas that lead Amrit Snan are significant
The Maha Kumbh Mela, being held from January 13 to February 26 in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, saw its first Amrit Snan ...
19-year-old Steve Jobs’ letter expressing wish to Kumbh Mela auctioned for Rs 4.32 crore
In the letter, postmarked just before his birthday, Jobs shares his fascination with 'Zen Buddhism' and his dream of ...
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Steve Jobs' handwritten letter about his Kumbh Mela plan auctioned for ₹4.32 crore
Steve Jobs initially planned to visit Neem Karoli Baba's ashram in Uttarakhand. After reaching Nainital, he found out that ...
Steve Jobs' handwritten letter on Kumbh Mela auctioned for Rs 4.32 | See here
A 1974 handwritten letter of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is doing rounds on the internet wherein he expressed his desire ...
Steve Jobs' letter on attending Kumbh Mela fetches over $500k at auction: 'I wish to go to India...'
Steve Jobs' handwritten letter expressing his desire to attend the Kumbh Mela fetched $500,312.50 at auction. His wife, ...