The accommodation arrangements for devotees during the Kumbh Mela are a complex logistical feat that requires coordination ...

Bhagalpur: Inaugurating the two-day ‘Kisan Mela 2025', organised by Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, on Tuesday, ...

A massive avalanche struck the Sarbal area of Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on March 5. There was no loss of life or injuries reported. A video of the avalanche was also caught on ...

On the day of Ganga Mela, people in Kanpur parade with colors starting from Hatia Market and pass through more than a dozen historic neighbourhoods.

Tucked away in a bylane in the heart of Prayagraj is an old Shiva temple where devotees from near and far offer flowers, ‘prasad’ and shiny locks, each carrying a wish in someone’s name. If the wish ...

THE unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India over­shadowed many nations in size – and for the ...

Imbued with the rich oral traditions of the Bangla language and its versatile literacy heritage, shouldn’t the Amar Ekushey Boimela also deserve to be honoured and receive the spotlight on UNESCO’s ...

Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began on 13 January, ended on Wednesday. A lot has changed through Mr ...

The story of 16-year-old Moni Bhosle nicknamed ‘Monalisa’, the flower seller with amber eyes and dusky skin who went viral at the Kumbh Mela, has left me uneasy ...