Hundreds died in a stampede at the first Kumbh Mela in independent India in Allahabad in 1954 – a disaster caused by ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s ... Another stampede at the Prayagraj (then Allahabad) railway station on Mauni Amavasya when the Maha Kumbh was last held in 2013 killed at least 36 pilgrims ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...

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.

The scale of the Maha Kumbh Mela is astonishing. The last one, in 2013, drew 120 million people ... s host city in 2018 to Prayagraj from Allahabad. The move, part of a wave of changes brought ...

A swift response from the fire brigade prevented a major incident at Maha Kumbh ... a major disaster. In total, 50 fire stations and 20 fire posts have been set up throughout the mela ground.

The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, here’s what’s being done to avoid deadly crushes.

Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival ... Formerly known as Allahabad, Prayagraj was renamed by Adityanath in 2018 ...

Prayagraj (Allahabad), Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain. Each location hosts the Kumbh Mela once every 12 years, with a smaller version, the Ardh Kumbh, occurring every six years, and a larger Maha ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering with origins in Lord Vishnu wresting a golden pitcher with a nectar of immortality from demons after a 12-day celestial fight ...