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Arthur Blessitt, an evangelist who famously carried a large cross over all seven continents and earned the Guinness World Record for longest pilgrimage, has died at the age of 84. A post on his ...

Held annually on January 9 in the Quiapo district of Manila, this festival honors the Black Nazarene, or Hesus Nazareno, a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross ...

To accommodate the massive influx of pilgrims, a sprawling tent city has been erected across 4,000 hectares (about 9,990 acres) along the sacred riverbanks. Massive Security Arrangements Security is a ...

What is the Kumbh Mela? Often described as the “largest pilgrimage in the world” and the “largest human gathering,” the Kumbh Mela is one of Hinduism's most sacred pilgrimages.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

Image: Pic: Reuters The Maha Kumbh mela, the world's largest religious gathering, is one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus and is celebrated once every 12 years. It is held on the banks of ...

The 45-day pilgrimage, which dates back thousands of years, is touted as the world’s largest religious event. It is celebrated once every 12 years, when devotees gather to take a holy dip in the ...

It rotates among four sacred river-bank pilgrimage sites: Prayagraj (at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers), Haridwar (on the Ganges), Ujjain (on the Shipra ...

Over 400 million people are expected to make a similar pilgrimage at this year's Kumbh Mela festival, which runs until February. Pilgrims will wade into India's famous rivers to wash away sins ...

Millions of Filipino Catholics join the march every year to see and touch Jesus Nazareno, believed to be a source of countless healings and miracles throughout the years. Just as the woman ...

Key Points Data from the Nazareno Operations Center reported that this year’s Traslacion, which saw over 8 million attendees, was marked by numerous incidents as devotees attempted to get closer ...