Docs: Kumbh pilgrims return with complaints of skin ailments
Ranchi: The recent reports from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and National Green Tribunal (NGT) highlighting the ...
Half-billion people attend Hindu festival in India
Even for the world’s most-populous nation, the scale of a Hindu religious festival being held in India’s northern city of Prayagraj since mid-January is staggering. Surpassing previous numbers, the ...
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India: A woman’s dive into the Maha Kumbh Mela
On the day of my departure from New Delhi, I am sick. A sudden shift in weather has hit me with a cold. My mood is rather somber as the packed flight takes off for the city of Prayagraj by the banks ...
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UW history department presents final lecture in annual series ‘The Columbia: Where the Internet Lives’
Where the Internet Lives” concluding the UW history department’s annual lecture series Feb. 12, marking the 50th installment ...
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High levels of faecal bacteria found in Indian river where millions take dip, environmental authorities claim
Environmental authorities in India have raised concerns about high levels of faecal bacteria found in the Ganges river at ...
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India’s Kumbh Mela brings up environmental challenges
Nearly one-third of India's 1.4 billion plus population descended on the Maha Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu gathering held in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The number of people attending ...
Every 12 years, India builds this megacity—then tears it down
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...
No faecal bacteria in Kumbh Mela river waters, says minister
"The reasons for increased faecal coliform can be several, such as sewage leakage and animal waste, but the amount of faecal coliform in Prayagraj is as per the standards," he added. He accused the ...
High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip
High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip - Pollution concerns rise as millions take ...
The traditional sari is on colorful display at a massive Hindu festival in India
The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...
AP PHOTOS: The traditional sari is on colorful display at a massive Hindu festival in India
This display of Indian women’s most idiosyncratic garment — known as the sari — is, however, seen mostly when it is sun-dried ...
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Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, on Vasant Panchami during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand) PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The man ...