The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for ...

Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters ...

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...

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Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions ...

The Mahakumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years at four locations: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, on February 5, has reportedly been postponed.

PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA - JANUARY 29: The ambulance took the injured to the hospital after the stampede caused by the crowd of ...

A fire destroyed 15 unauthorised tents at the Maha Kumbh Mela area near Chamanganj Chowki. Despite access challenges, the ...