The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Show more Show less A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims on the final day of India's Kumbh Mela ... major challenge Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, took part in the festival, which ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, which spanned 4,000 hectares from January 13 to February 26, witnessed an estimated 66 crore devotees ...

A non-profit organisation, Eyebetes Foundation, has roped in Naga Sadhus to spread the message among pilgrims to get their eyes checked free of cost at a camp in the Arail side of Kumbh Mela.

It is not only the most important Hindu festival in India ... to prayer and fasting during the Maha Kumbh Mela. On the way back to the riverbank, Naga sadhus sit by the roadside.

If you think your daily commute is chaotic, try navigating Kumbh Mela, where over 50 crore people ... Among the most striking figures at Kumbh are the Naga Sadhus who have renounced all material ...

Surpassing previous numbers, the Maha Kumbh Mela that wraps up Wednesday has ... She visited the camp for Naga sadhus, the ash-smeared, often naked Hindu ascetics, who armed with tridents lead ...

Transgender activists often shunned by society say they have found rare acceptance at India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival by ... That includes naked naga sadhus, wandering monks who walked for ...

Bandeep Singh and his camera visited the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for the first ... He had questions in his mind—who are the Naga Sadhus? Why are they like this? This curiosity led him to visit ...

Naga Sadhus at the Maha Kumbh are collaborating with Dr. Nishant ... Thus, I spoke to some of the Naga Sadhus who are still there in the mela area and explained why we wanted their help and ...

Transgender activists often shunned by society say they have found rare acceptance at India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival by giving blessings ...