Kumbh mela

Delhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people last weekend- as soon as it reopened

Criticism mounts over Indian govt’s handling of the health crisis with shortage of beds, oxygen cylinders & vaccines

Festival of Kumbh Mela has long rung alarm bells among health experts who say it could turn into a ‘super-spreader’

A dusty maze of tents the size of Manhattan thronging with millions from January until March

Mauni Amavasya, or new moon day, on Monday, is the most auspicious day of the 48-day Kumbh Mela

After decades of fighting India's conservative laws to put transgenders on a par with the rest of society

Kumbh Mela is recognised as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2017

The occasion has come to be known as one of the most sacred occasions in the Hindu faith

Ban will be imposed on the days when people bathe in the sacred Godavari River

Organisers have increased safety measures in a bid to avoid a repeat of deadly stampede at the same venue 12 years ago