Festival Archives

South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho will show his latest film in Berlin

Entertainment

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho to show new film at Berlin festival

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho will present his new film "Mickey 17" out of competition in Berlin next month.

AFPJanuary 16, 2025

Millions of pilgrims at India's Kumbh Mela festival rely on toilet workers from the lowest Hindu caste to clean up behind them

World

India’s outcast toilet cleaners keeping Hindu festival going

Millions of pilgrims hoping to cleanse their sins by ritual baths at India’s Kumbh Mela festival rely on key lavatory workers to clear up...

AFPJanuary 16, 2025

Millions of people are expected to attend the Kumbh Mela festival in northern India

World

Holy dips at India’s giant Hindu festival come with challenge

For pilgrims at the largest gathering of humanity, ritual bathing in India’s holy rivers includes a key challenge — finding your family and clothes...

AFPJanuary 15, 2025

The Kumbh Mela, a show of religious piety and ritual bathing, is a logistical challenge of staggering proportions

World

India’s Hindu pilgrims: a sea of humanity at Kumbh Mela

Millions of Hindu pilgrims are gathering in India to bathe in sacred waters for the six-week-long Kumbh Mela festival — from the very old...

AFPJanuary 14, 2025

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India ready on Monday to bathe in sacred waters for the Kumbh Mela festival

World

India to open giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India readied on Monday to bathe in sacred waters for the Kumbh Mela festival, with organisers expecting 400...

AFPJanuary 12, 2025

Hindu pilgrims arrive at Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, ahead of the Kumbh Mela festival

World

Indian Hindu pilgrims take the plunge ahead of largest gathering

Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the “land of the gods” — just...

AFPJanuary 12, 2025

Workers paint a mural of Hindu deity Ganesha ahead of the Kumbh Mela, which organisers expect to be attended by 400 million devotees

World

India’s Kumbh Mela, world’s largest religious gathering

Organisers of India’s Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that starts Monday and is expected...

AFPJanuary 9, 2025

World

India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims

The world’s largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect...

AFPJanuary 9, 2025