What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?
Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. The world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering,
Dozens killed in stampede at massive Kumbh Mela Hindu festival in India
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.
Police Say at Least 30 People Have Died In Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report
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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.
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious congregation.
Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India
Authorities had expected a record 100 million people to visit Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, or "festival of the Sacred Pitcher", on Wednesday.
At least 30 dead in crowd crush at massive Hindu festival in India
At least 30 people were killed and 60 injured on Wednesday when a stampede broke out at the world's largest religious festival in India, according to the police. Wednesday marks one of the festival's "royal bathing" days,
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
Moments Before Deadly Stampede at India's Maha Kumbh, Devotees Pleaded to Open More Routes
Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in a river said they pleaded with police to open barricaded routes to thin out a surging crowd.
Devotees take dip at India’s Kumbh Mela a day after deadly crush
Millions of Hindu devotees gathered on Thursday (January 30) for a holy dip in the sacred river waters of India's northern city of Prayagraj as part of the Kumbh Mela, a day after a stampede at the religious festival.
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A stampede at India's largest Hindu religious gathering raises security questions
A deadly stampede at a Hindu festival in India is causing many to wonder how to effectively manage massive events.
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
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Penang says 1.5 million Hindu devotees expected to come for Thaipusam
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Multiple people killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival
Multiple people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...