India, Kumbh Mela

Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.
Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, where millions of Hindu devotees gathered for a ritual bath at the confluence of three sacred rivers.
Kumbh Mela stampede latest: At least 30 dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India
More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in years. Thousands had gathered at a makeshift tent for an event led by a Hindu preacher in Uttar Pradesh state.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
Clip shows fire drill ahead of Kumbh Mela, not blaze that 'injured eight at festival hospital'
Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious gatherings, but a video shared online does not show a "huge fire" that injured eight at the mass Hindu mela,
Worshippers killed, injured in stampede at India's Kumbh Mela religious festival
Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to officials.
Thirty killed in crowd crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival
At least 30 people have been killed in a crush at the world's largest religious gathering, the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela in northern India, officials say. The incident took place early on Wednesday when devotees on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj were trampled by other pilgrims rushing to take part in a sacred day of ritual bathing.
Dozens killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of a Hindu festival.
Maha Kumbh 2025: Vehicles to be stopped along Prayagraj borders, here are other restrictions imposed after stampede incident
The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed restrictions in the Maha Kumbh Mela area following a deadly stampede that resulted ...
Authorities say at least 30 dead in Kumbh Mela crowd crush
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...
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Tragedy at Maha Kumbh Mela: Lives Lost in Stampede
A devastating stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj claimed the lives of at least 30 pilgrims, including 62-year-old ...
Poonam Pandey Takes Holy Dip At Maha Kumbh In Prayagraj On Mauni Amavasya, Says 'Sab Paap Dhul Gaye Mere'
Poonam Pandey took to her Instagram account to share photos from her holy dip at the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela at Prayagraj on ...
Mahakumbh stampede: Why there was a bigger crowd than usual at Prayagraj today
Prayagraj MahaKumbh Mela Stampede News: A stampede at the Mahakumbh Mela underway in Prayagraj has led to deaths and injuries ...
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Tragedy Strikes at Kumbh Mela: A Stampede of Sorrow
A tragic stampede at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj claimed multiple lives, prompting condolences from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and ...