What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims exp

Mahakumbh Nagar: A stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday left more than seven people dead and around ten others injured, officials confirmed to Reuters.

A tragic stampede at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh resulted in the deaths of at least four people, including a woman and her daughter from Belagavi. The state government has established a helpline for affected families,

With crores of devotees arriving in Prayagraj for the ‘Amrit Snan,’ a surge in the crowd about a kilometre from the Triveni Sangam led to a chaotic situation.

At least seven people were killed and dozens suffered injuries in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions have gathered to bathe at the confluence of three sacred rivers.

With the Nashik Kumbh Mela in 2027 expected to draw lakhs of devotees, multiple challenges lie ahead for the administration.

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.

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.

GRAPHIC CONTENTIndia has ordered a probe into the stampede that killed dozens at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.The stampede happened Wednesday, as millions gathered for a "holy dip" in sacred river waters,