Description: A stampede broke out during the 'Amrit Snan' on Mauni Amavasya at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, leaving multiple people dead. By the morning of January 29, at least 10 were confirmed dead.

Heavy rainfall in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, has led to flooding at the Ram Ghat, one of the most sacred sites along the Kshipra River. Several temples located on the ghat have been partially or fully ...

This is not the first time that a large number of people have died in stampedes at temples and other religious gatherings ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most ...

The data was collected between January 12 and February 20, 2025, covering the Amrit Snan days and adjoining periods.

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

Rescuers carry a victim away after a stampede broke out at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India on Jan. 29, 2025. Getty Images Senior police officer Vaibhav Krishna, when contacted for comment, said ...

Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – over a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the ...

The article discusses how the Ganga river maintained water quality during the 2025 Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj. The effective ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men leave after taking a dip during the first "Shahi Snan" during "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, Jan. 15, 2019.