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Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India
Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.
Clip shows India stone-pelting ritual, not fighting at Kumbh Mela festival
A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that presented it as Hindu pilgrims attacking each other at the Kumbh Mela mega-festival.
India’s BJP comes under fire for pilgrims’ deaths at Maha Kumbh Mela festival
About 400 million visitors are expected in Prayagraj for the six-week festival, which began on Jan 13. Read more at straitstimes.com.
India: Could Maha Kumbh Mela stampede have been prevented?
After a crowd crush killed dozens of people at the world's largest religious gathering, questions have been raised about security and crowd control at massive events in India.
Ten Million Indians Take Holy Dip on Key Day of Kumbh Mela Festival
More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours on Wednesday, authorities said, as they braced for millions more to swarm the site of the Kumbh Mela.
Watch: Thousands take holy dip on Maghi Purnima at Maha Kumbh
As the Amrit Snan began at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela on Maghi Purnima on Wednesday morning, lakhs of people reached the Triveni Sangam ghat in Prayagraj to take the holy dip on the special occasion.
Arunachal Governor visits Prayagraj, takes holy dip at Kumbh mela
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General KT Parnaik (Retd.) and First Lady Anagha Parnaik visited Prayagraj as part of a four-day trip to Uttar Pradesh, engaging in key religious and cultural activities.
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Tragedy Strikes Kumbh Mela: Stampede Claims Multiple Lives In Prayagraj
A devastating stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, resulted in the deaths of at least 15 ...
Report suggests 79 pilgrims died in Kumbh Mela stampede, far exceeding official toll
Taken together with the 69 fatalities recorded at the Motilal Nehru Medical College, the death toll from the Maha Kumbh ...
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VI's people-first initiative helps reunite families at Kumbh Mela
MUMBAI: At every Kumbh Mela, thousands of people become separated from their families in the vast crowds. In 2013, around ...
When unbridled devotion led to disaster: Remembering the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede
Hundreds died in a stampede at the first Kumbh Mela in independent India in Allahabad in 1954 – a disaster caused by ...
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 ...
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Vi Launches Number Rakshak to ensure pilgrim safety at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025
With millions of devotees gathering at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, the risk of family members getting separated is ...