At least 30 dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise

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 makeshift tent for an event led by a Hindu preacher in Uttar Pradesh state.

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 stampede at India's Kumbh Mela festival, the world's largest religious gathering, has left several feared dead and many injured. Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees bathe in the sacred river confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati on Wednesday, a holy day during the six-week festival.

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,

A stampede near the sacred Sangam ghat in Prayagraj has left multiple pilgrims seriously injured. #StampedeTragedy

A delegation of 73 foreign diplomats visited the Maha Kumbh Mela, praising the arrangements and expressing their happiness.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) criticized the Uttar Pradesh government's handling of the Maha Kumbh Mela, following a tragic stampede that killed 30 and injured 60. The stampede occurred during Mauni Amavasya as pilgrims gathered for a holy dip,

In spectacular display of faith and devotion, over 296.4 million devotees have converged at the sacred Sangam and taken a holy dip in the Triveni waters during the ongoing Mahakumbh 2025, according to the Uttar Pradesh Information Department.

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.