Though international tourists are relatively few, many Hindu pilgrims come from ... starting our pilgrimage to the source of the Ganges. The Ganges begins at the Gaumukh Glacier, located 18 ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

Among the Maha Kumbh Mela’s main attractions are the Sadhus – holy men revered for their spiritual virtue and renunciation of worldly pleasure. Adil Bhat India correspondent with a special ...

A key part of the Hindu faith is that life is a cycle ... in the bathing ritual at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers. At the pilgrimage's peak, Allahabad is the temporary home to ...

The most famous Hindu pilgrimage is the Kumbh Mela, which takes place at the River Ganges in India. Up to 40 million people come to purify themselves in the water, the biggest gathering of people ...

Many Hindus wear flower garlands around their neck and then throw them into the Ganges as an offering. Hindu holy men attend the pilgrimage and lead processions into the Ganges. Hindus hope that ...

The Kumbh rotates among these four pilgrimage sites ... about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

A platform made of sandbags stretches along the Ganges riverbank for devotees ... government in a bid to restore its identity as a Hindu pilgrimage center. Mukhopadhyay also pointed out that ...

as she climbs the steps of the Lingamanthula Swamy temple during a Hindu pilgrimage called the Peddagattu Jatara, in Suryapet, Telangana state, India, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo /Mahesh ...