At Kumbh, a family’s search for missing member hits a wall
His grandmother Phoolpati Devi, 70, had come to the Kumbh with her son Lalu Chauhan, 47, a farmer, and daughter-in-law Ganeti ...
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In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
open image in gallery A man stands in front of a poster featuring India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath on the eve of the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela ...
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The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering
Kumbh Mela festivals have steadily increased in size ... feeding the hype. State government posters have advertised the Maha Kumbh as “divine, grand, digital” — a modern twist for a country ...
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Uttar Pradesh: Posters outside Samajwadi Party office predict big political changes
Posters outside the Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow predicted big changes in the state politics. Read further on Dynamite ...
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering. The festival is held every 12 ...
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...