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.

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.

A barrier reportedly broke during a holy bath, injuring several devotees at the world's largest religious gathering.

A crowd crush at a Hindu festival in northern India has left at least 11 people dead and more than 50 injured, local media reported, citing hospital sources.

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.

A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday.

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.

At least 30 people were killed and many were injured at the world’s largest religious pilgrimage in northern India. Millions attended the Maha Kumbh six-week Hindu festival to dip into sacred waters.

Nearly 40 people were killed in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday and several others injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela - a Hindu religious festival touted to be the largest human gathering in the world.