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.
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede
India orders probe into deadly Kumbh festival stampede
Indian authorities have ordered a probe into the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival that killed dozens of devotees on Wednesday as millions gathered for a "holy dip" in sacred river waters as part of the six-week event,
At least 30 dead and many more hurt in stampede at huge Hindu festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet.
Unfazed devotees shrug off stampede at India mega-festival
Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at the world's biggest religious gathering in India on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede a day earlier that killed at least 30 people.The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful from around India every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj,
India orders probe into Kumbh festival stampede that killed dozens
Police said 30 people were killed in the crush at the world's biggest gathering of humanity and 90 were injured, but sources told Reuters the death toll was nearly 40. Some witnesses spoke of a huge push towards the rivers that caused devotees to fall on each other,
Sea of Devotees Overwhelms World’s Biggest Religious Festival With Deadly Results
A celebration of ritual bathing turned into a scene of tragedy.
Stampede claims 30 lives at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj
At least 30 people were killed in a stampede early Wednesday morning during the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival ...
Nearly 40 bodies brought to morgue after stampede at India's Kumbh, police sources say
By Adnan Abidi, Saurabh Sharma and Shivam Patel PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital ...
BREAKING! Stampede at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj: Many Feared Dead, Several Injured
PRAYAGRAJ: A stampede took place early on January 29 at the Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, during the Mahakumbh Mela.
Maha Kumbh From Space: NASA Astronaut On Space Station Shares Images Of Illuminated Prayagraj
In fact, the gathering is so big, that is visible even from space. NASA astronaut Don Pettit on January 27 shared pictures of ...
A devotee crosses over a barricade after a deadly stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela religious gathering in Prayagraj, India, on Wednesday.
The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...
At least seven killed in stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, official says
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in ...
Exclusive Pics From Space Capture Maha Kumbh Hours After Stampede In Which 30 Died
At least 30 people died and 60 others were injured in a pre-dawn stampede at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj yesterday. Devotees were prepared to take the holy dip at Triveni Sangam - where rivers Ganga, ...