The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India ... with many sleeping near the ghats, or sacred steps leading down to Ganges, to reserve a prime spot.

Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said. A massive crowd, estimated to be 100 ...

The tent city of Prayagraj near the Sangam - the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers - dazzles in pictures. The Maha Kumbh Mela, held once every 144 years ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival ... who immerse themselves in near-freezing temperatures.

A stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India killed ... People sleeping and sitting on the ground near the rivers said they were trampled by huge swells of devotees coming towards ...

The pilgrims believe that taking a dip at the Sangam during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh Mela (great festival of ... Chants blare from some and hymns from others. Near the ghats, loudspeakers ...