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.

An adviser to the festival, who requested anonymity, said that in the early hours of Wednesday a crowd broke through a ...

Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered in Prayagraj, India, for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, but thousands were trampled after crowds surged toward the confluence of two rivers.

It was a sacred day in the six-week Hindu festival, and authorities expected a record 100 million devotees to engage in a ...

Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.

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Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh ...

Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims joining the largest gathering of ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims ...

Organisers expect up to 400 million pilgrims from India and beyond over six weeks for the Kumbh Mela, running from January 13 to February 26. Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two ...