A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...

DW's Mahima Kapoor joins millions of Hindu devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela and roams alone through the world's largest religious gathering.

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the ...

But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers, it morphs into a major display of Hinduism ... he is the god of the three worlds ...

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha ... “Because he is the god of the three worlds,” Chauhan says, referring to the deity's association ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India is having a dramatic effect on its economy.