Tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts if Kumbh Mela should be used for politics. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us
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06:24 PM, Feb 07, 2013
All eyes are on Vishwa Hindu Parishad's dharam sansad on Thursday and whether Narendra Modi will be hailed as the Prime Ministerial candidate. While VHP leader Ashok Singhal has openly endorsed Modi, many are looking at it as VHP's attempt to build bridges with Modi. ...
07:29 AM, Feb 07, 2013
The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has taken on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders over the their plan to visit the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. Samajwadi Party leader Ram Kushwaha has threatened to bar BJP leaders from attending the festival for allegedly politicising the Kumbh Mela. "We advise the BJP not to play politics at Kumbh. If they do so, we will stop them," Kushwaha...
01:13 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the capital on Wednesday. No agenda is set for the meeting. Reportedly Modi is in Delhi to speak at the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). ...
08:34 AM, Feb 06, 2013
It is now confirmed that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be going to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on February 12 after the Dharam Sansad of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ends there. "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Allahabad on February 12 to take a holy dip in the river Ganga during the Kumbh Mela," sources in the Chief Minister's office said. ...
04:42 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Lakhs of devotees on Sunday took a holy dip at the Sangam on the auspicious occasion of 'Paush Poornima' during the ongoing Mahakumbh here, even as eight injured in Friday's fire on Kumbh ground were admitted to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi. 'Paush Poornima' also marks the beginning of a month-long 'Kalpvaas' - penance by devotees at the banks of the Ganga. ...
02:39 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Four people were injured in a fire that broke out at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on Friday. The fire has now been brought under control. ...
06:50 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Millions reach the holy city of Allahabad to take part in the mass gathering of humans in perhaps the biggest show on earth: Maha Kumbh Mela. From men to godmen, from saints to sinners, from naga sadhus to photographers - people from all walks of life have flocked to the 2013 Maha Kumbh Mela. ...
05:13 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Concerned over rising river pollution, sadhus of various orders are now seeking departure from tradition as they want adequate land to bury their dead instead of the practice of 'Jal Samadhi' (water burial) which has led to environmental concerns. ...
04:23 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Dawn is misty on the banks of the Sangam. Enveloped in a gigantic quiet, the water awaits the pilgrim. Sanatan Dharma - dizzyingly varied, incorrigibly ...
03:03 PM, Jan 20, 2013
The Maha Kumbh Mela, considered the largest public gathering in the world, will be the subject of a case study at Harvard University, which will study the logistics and economics behind it and the "pop-up mega-city" that comes to life in Allahabad during the religious event. ...
02:55 PM, Jan 20, 2013
People from all over the world come to take a dip in the holy confluence as they believe this can wash out their sins. ...
11:55 AM, Jan 17, 2013
A holy man talks on his mobile outside his camp at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad on January 15, 2013. ...
12:41 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The two month long Maha Kumbh Mela is on at Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad and it is being called the greatest show on earth. People are coming together for a holy dip from across the globe. Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose met up with an American guru at Kumbh who became a part of the Juna Akhada more than four decades ago. ...
10:30 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel the relevance of the Kumbh Mela in modern society. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us
@Face_the_Nation or
@SagarikaGhose.
10:58 AM, Jan 15, 2013
The Maha Kumbh Mela started in Allahabad as around one crore people took a dip in the holy Sangam. ...
11:56 PM, Jan 14, 2013
A sea of humanity converged for the religious event dubbed as the "greatest show on earth". ...
11:51 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Ash-smeared naked 'naga' ascetics, sadhus and seers perched atop decked up chariots led millions of pilgrims in taking a holy dip in the Sangam - the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati - marking commencement of the nearly two-month-long Maha Kumbh on Monday. ...
11:23 PM, Jan 14, 2013
The Maha Kumbh Mela, held every 12 years, will go on for next two months and will conclude on Maha Shivaratri on March 10. ...
11:00 PM, Jan 14, 2013
