Lucknow DIG Navneet Sikera flouted an Allahabad High Court order when he made a visit to the Maha Kumbh Mela during the last 'Shahi Snan' (holy dip) on Friday. Sikera brought his relatives and friends to the VIP bathing ghat in his official car. ...
02:11 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The world's largest gathering of people, the 55-day Kumbh congregation, began in Allahabad on Monday with tens of thousands of devotees, led by ash-smeared Naga ascetics, taking a dip at the holy confluence of three rivers. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Around 5 lakh pilgrims on Monday took a holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of Ganga with Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Arun Mishra along with relatives and West Bengal Industries Minister Partho Chatterjee and his family also took a holy dip as the auspicious hour approached after offering puja at the Kapil Muni Temple. ...
12:51 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts if the Kumbh Mela is the greatest celebration of India's diversity. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us
@Face_the_Nation or
@SagarikaGhose.
08:41 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The biggest human gathering will congregate at Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad city to participate in the greatest show on earth - Maha Kumbh Mela. A whopping one crore people are estimated to take a dip on Monday in the confluence of three holy rivers - the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. In the next 56 days, over 10 crore pilgrims are expected in the city. ...
09:30 AM, Jan 13, 2013
An estimated 30 mn people had gathered for the Maha Kumbh in 2001. ...
08:14 AM, Jan 14, 2010
The religious gathering that began on January 14 will end on April 28 ...
08:01 AM, Jan 14, 2010
Monsoon is the time when the main deity of the temple in Thrissur in Kerala takes a holy dip. ...
10:12 AM, Jun 26, 2007
