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The mass Hindu mela, or fair ... when celestial alignments are said to be ideal for purifying waters. The festival began on January 13, coinciding with the full moon, with celebrations culminating ...

News agency Press Trust of India cited authorities who said the injured were sent to a hospital. The Maha Kumbh festival, held every 12 years, started on January 13 and has been touted by Indian ...

A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious gatherings, but a video shared online does not show a "huge fire" that ...

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in years. Thousands had gathered at a ...

Security officers guide devotees into an ambulance at the site of a stampede during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. AP At least 30 people ...