India Kicks off a Massive Hindu Festival Touted

The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, here’s what’s being done to avoid deadly crushes.
India Kicks off a Massive Hindu Festival Touted as the World's Largest Religious Gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth
Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest religious festival gets under way in India
Hindu devotees from across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj yesterday as the world's largest religious festival began. Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela.
Millions gather for start of world’s biggest religious festival in India
The world's largest human gathering has begun in India, with 15 million people taking a holy dip, at the confluence of three sacred rivers on the first day of the Kumbh Mela. The massive turnout has raised concerns about keeping the holy Ganges River,
Video: Maha Kumbh LIVE: Hindu devotees gather for festival in India
Hindu devotees gather for festival in India Live from Prayagraj as millions of Hindu devotees gather in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for the Maha Kumbh festival, said to be the largest religious congregation on Earth.
Kumbh Mela: When, why, and how it is organised
The Kumbh Mela’s timing is determined by astrology, with the dates aligning to moments when celestial bodies like Jupiter, ...
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The Great Confluence: Maha Kumbh Mela's Global Magnetism
The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering, invites over 400 million attendees to Prayagraj over six weeks. This sacred event, rooted in Hindu texts, occurs every 12 years and features grand ...
Cutting-Edge AI to Find Missing Relatives at Ancient Kumbh Mela
India has deployed some of the world’s newest digital technologies to solve one of the oldest problems at the world’s largest human gathering.
Largest gathering of humanity begins in India (VIDEOS)
The Maha Kumbh festival held once every 12 years is expected to attract 400 million devotees Read Full Article at RTcom ...
Shankar Mahadevan, Kailash Kher Among Others To Perform At Maha Kumbh Mela
The Uttar Pradesh government has extended invitations to popular artists from across the country including singer Shankar ...