According to Vaibhav Krishna, appointed specifically to oversee the Maha Kumbh Mela, as the Deputy Inspector General, a sea of people gathered between 1 a.m. and 2. a.m. on the Akhara Marg near ...

Prayagraj’s Maha Kumbh Mela attracted global attention with Laurene Powell Jobs' visit, marking the first international flight to the city in 93 years. She honored her late husband Steve Jobs ...

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.

Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede: At least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday morning, January 29. The tragic incident occurred ...

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 ...

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 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.

PRAYAGRAJ, India: A pre-dawn stampede at the Maha ... near the disaster site. A woman crawls under a fence, after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), at the "Kumbh Mela ...

A viral video showed Brijesh Kumar Tiwari, Station House Officer (SHO) of Soraon, allegedly mixing ash into the food served at a Bhandara (community feast) for devotees at the Maha Kumbh Mela here.