Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
The Hindu13d
Milk and egg supply disrupted in some anganwadis in State
The nearly 20 children attending an anganwadi in Kollam district have not been getting milk and eggs twice a week under the Poshaka Balyam project since the beginning of January. The situation is ...
The Hindu7d
Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting
Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighbouring waters, threw eggs on Thursday (January 30, 2025) at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s ...
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Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in a sin ...
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Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India
At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the city of Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh state, show bodies being ...
France 2426d
India kicks off world's largest Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.
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Maha Kumbh Mela: At least 30 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering
The event’s main draw is the thousands of ash-smeared Hindu ascetics who make massive processions toward the confluence to bathe. Indian authorities took more than 16 hours to release casualty ...
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Dozens killed in India's Kumbh festival stampede
The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million people overall, according to officials, compared with the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia which drew 1.8 million last year. By Tuesday ...
Los Angeles Times25d
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...
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India: Inside a Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage to Ganges River
Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu religious festival in India.This year, after saving every penny ...
Time26d
What to Know About the Hindu Festival Billed as the World’s Largest Religious Gathering
PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...