World's largest religious event in India continues despite stampede
A once-in-12-year Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, is being held in Prayagraj, norther
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.
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.
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.
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.
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
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.
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, officials said.
Thirty killed in crowd crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival
The Kumbh Mela happens every 12 years at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers - the Ganges (Ganga), Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Hindus believe that bathing in the sacred waters will cleanse them of sins and help them attain salvation.
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