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Take the example of the recently concluded Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj. It was advertised as a big marketing opportunity with ...

Vehicle entry is prohibited in the Kumbh Mela premises and Prayagraj city from this evening due to the large gathering expected for Mahashivratri. Ess ...

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During the Maha Kumbh, mela police, along with PAC, NDRF, SDRF, and Fire department, reunited 54,357 people and returned lost valuables. They also pro ...

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities during the 45-day Maha ...

My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion, says city-based advocate Niranjan Lal recalling the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede ...

Millions of pilgrims from across India, tons of food and beverages, traffic jams, barricades, surge pricing, and spirituality ...

The High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed a petition demanding a CBI investigation into the alleged flaws, deficiencies, and irregularities in the arrangements ofMaha Kumbh. The verdict was delivered by ...

Mahakumbh signals the rise of ‘spiritual tourism’ in India, with tourists seeking to discover India’s cultural variety.

An estimated 1.5-crore-plus pilgrims took over the streets of Allahabad on ... at the fag end of the Kumbh — a result of many people trying to take advantage of the expected slump in footfall — had ...