Maha Kumbh 2013 started in Allahabad on Monday and around 1crore devotees are expected to take the holy bath at the confluence or Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati on Makar Sankranti. ...
01:18 PM, Jan 14, 2013
The team of 'ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance' will perform at the Maha Kumbh as a promotional activity for the film. Director Remo D'Souza says they will perform on a devotional song. "I am planning to do a performance with the 'ABCD' team at the Maha Kumbh. The logistics are being finalised by UTV (Motion Pictures) and me," Remo told IANS. ...
12:18 PM, Jan 14, 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 - the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. ...
11:20 AM, Jan 14, 2013
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08:41 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Maha Kumbh Mela, often described as the greatest show on earth, is all set to begin on Monday with millions of people from across the country and abroad expected to attend the religious gathering in Allahabad. The Mela, held every 12 years, will go on for next two months and will conclude on Maha Shivaratri on March 10. ...
08:22 AM, Jan 14, 2013
After 12 long years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is back and the city of Allahabad is teeming with pilgrims as they prepare for the first of the holy baths at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti on Monday. ...
10:36 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Keeping in mind the lakhs who will throng Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela starting on Monday, the Ministry of Railways has announced steps to help passengers. Besides running special trains and adding coaches in popular trains, additional ticket counters have opened at the Allahabad railway station. ...
07:40 PM, Jan 13, 2013
After 12 long years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is back and the city of Allahabad is teeming with pilgrims as they prepare for the first of the holy baths at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti on Monday. ...
05:51 PM, Jan 13, 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
Airlines, hotels, tour operators and Uttar Pradesh in general are likely to reap a windfall during the Maha Kumbh Mela in the state with the government likely to see its coffers swelling by Rs 12,000 crore, according to an industry body. ...
06:24 PM, Jan 11, 2013
Hollywood beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones is keen to visit India again to see the Kumbh Mela, and is confident she can fit into a Bollywood movie owing to her Oscar-winning turn in musical 'Chicago'. ...
07:07 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Lucknow: The countdown for Maha Kumbh 2013, beginning on Jan 14, has started, as hundreds of religious seers and followers of the Juna Akahada, Agni and Avahan Akahadas entered the Mela premises near the Sangam in Allahabad on Tuesday. The Sangam, the spot near where the Maha Kumbh occurs, is the intersection of rivers Yamuna and Ganga; the mythical Saraswati is also believed to meet these two rivers here. The...
10:02 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Lucknow: Pilgrims visiting the Kumbh mela this year will be a happy lot as the mela will last for 55 days as compared to last year's 44 days. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that as compared to the last Kumbh which lasted for 44 days, this time the mela would be of 55 days and the turnout of pilgrims and tourists is likely to increase by 25 per...
02:24 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: Stampedes at temples and other religious places in India have claimed nearly 900 lives in the past nine years, including those who died in Friday night's melee at Sabarimala shrine. Most recently, on March 4, 2010, about 63 people were killed and 15 injured when a gate at Kripalu Maharaj's Ashram at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh collapsed during distribution of food on the occasion of a ritual, for...
04:07 PM, Jan 15, 2011
This week, the show takes you to the heart of Maha Kumbh in Haridwar. ...
04:02 PM, Feb 16, 2010
It is one of the biggest days of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. ...
11:05 AM, Feb 12, 2010
As winter starts to wane, Indians celebrate the harvest season. ...
09:53 PM, Jan 14, 2010
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
The Kumbh has been a delight for photographers worldwide. ...
10:53 PM, Jan 13, 2010
