The Ardh Kumbh Mela takes place every six years in Haridwar and Prayagraj. Prayagraj was earlier known as Allahabad. The name was changed by Adityanath’s Hindu nationalist state government in 2018.

Prayagraj will hold Ardh Kumbh. Notably, Kumbh Mela is organised at only these four places and is held according to the celestial positioning of Jupiter, the sun and the moon.

Another stampede took place at Allahabad Junction (now Prayagraj Junction) during the 2013 Kumbh Mela in which scores of people died. After the 1954 stampede, an inquiry committee was set up and ...

Maha Kumbh is a monumental event of immense scale and spiritual significance, marked by seamless organisation, the unwavering ...

The grand Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, officially concluded on Wednesday, February 26, following an extraordinary 45-day celebration. This sacred event witnessed an ...

Although the mela is held every 12 years across Ujjain, Haridwar, Nashik, and Prayagraj, this year it was designated a ‘Maha Kumbh’. Scholars and believers say a rare planetary alignment made ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of ...

Why is Maha Kumbh Mela so important ... They perhaps knew of the four points/locations i.e, Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain in India where these constellations/stars met with the date ...

At various parts of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers around Prayagraj levels were more than 1,000 over the safe limit, according to the report. Kumbh Mela organizers also told CNN that an ...

the one that occurs every six years is called Ardh Kumbh Mela. Similarly the one that comes after every 12 years is called Purna Kumbh Mela and the one currently underway at Prayagraj is termed ...

Prayagraj: The Maha Kumbh Mela authority has served notice to 660 organisations for leaving their camps unoccupied or not serving the purpose they got the allotment for the mela. The authorities ...

'Sadhus' take part in the 'Chavni Pravesh', the royal entry procession for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, towards Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo source: PTI) The Kumbh ...