Thousands of sanitation workers cleaned up 20,000 tonnes of waste left by hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees at the Kumbh Mela mega-festival
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Thousands of sanitation workers were toiling on Friday to clean up 20,000 tonnes of waste left behind by hundreds of millions of Hindu devotee…
A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims on the final day of India's Kumbh Mela
Waste collection machines have been trying to clear rubbish from the sprawling site, sacred to Hindus, but the cleanup poses a major challenge
Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, took part in the festival, which opened on January 13 and ends Wednesday
Infographic chart comparing the crowd sizes at 2025 Kumbh Mela Hindu festival, 2024 Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq and the 2024 Paris Olympics
India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say…
Pilgrims take a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the eve of Maha Shivaratri during the K…
A woman sells religious threads during the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 25, 2025
A vendor sells plastic bottles used by pilgrims to carry holy water during the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 25, 2025