Lakhs of devotees commenced the Magh Mela by taking a holy dip in the Sangam on Paush Purnima, marking the start of 'Kalpavas'. This month-long ritual involves bathing twice daily in the Ganga and ...

Paush Purnima falls on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Bathing in a confluence of a holy river is significant on this day. However ...

Mauni Amavasya 2026, the most sacred new moon, will be observed on 18 January. Devotees observe silence, holy bathing and charity. Auspicious yogas enhance spiritual merit, while the Magh Mela’s main ...

Its emblematic ritual is mass bathing in the holy rivers, with the dawn charge often led by naked, ash-smeared holy men, many of whom will have walked for weeks to reach the site. Hindus believe that ...

Akharas kickstarted the third grand ‘Amrit Snan’ at ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in the early hours of Monday, amid tighter protocols days after the previous auspicious bathing ...