Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela ... rotating between several holy cities on the banks of ...

35 million participate in holy dip, says Uttar Pradesh chief minister ... had taken a ritual dip on Monday, when the six-week festival, expected to attract more than 400 million people, began.

Followers have come to take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam ... place to bathe and where most people take their dip – twice last week. “There is a concern because there is nothing I can ...

LUCKNOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern ... holiest days in the six-week-long festival, held at ...

India's Modi Takes 'Holy Dips' at Maha Kumbh, Week After Stampede Killed Dozens ... people converged on the river to take a 'royal dip'. Sources said the death toll was more than 50.

On Tuesday, 35 million people "earned the holy benefit" of taking a dip ... had taken a ritual dip on Monday, when the six-week festival, expected to attract more than 400 million people, began.