To fully utilise religious tourism in eastern UP, the state government must focus on developing sacred Buddhist sites.

The largest mela in the country for centuries, the Kumbh Mela, was a bigger phenomenon this year than ever before. Excitable television channels, smart tour operators, the thriving selfie culture ...

The community actively participates in various cultural activities, with nearly 700 members showcasing non-stop cultural performances during the Bharat Mela festival. Swaika pointed out the spread of ...

Being held after 12 years, this Maha Kumbh mela started on January 13 and culminates on February 26. The mega fair has recorded a footfall of over 63 Crore pilgrims and visitors, according to the ...

Every week, Imelda Campos Sebastián walks a mile from her pine cabin on the rocky northern slope of the Cerro San Marcos and down into the center of Cherán, an Indigenous Purhépecha community ...

Barely five feet tall with long, gray- streaked plaits and fingers gnarled from decades grinding masa on her century-old metate, doña Mela, as everyone in Cherán calls Sebastián, moves through ...

The Mahakumbh Mela 2025 is aiming to set multiple Guinness World Records with their four initiatives including 15,000 sanitation workers, 300 people cleaning water stream, 1,000 e-rickshaws ...

Prayagraj, once the stunning epicentre that hosted the grand Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, is now in the process of returning to normalcy after a record ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 was more than just the largest gathering of humanity. It was a testament to faith and devotion. Neuropsychiatrist Dr Rajesh M Parikh, director of medical research at the ...