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Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

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30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival

At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.

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Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.

Major stampedes in India over years

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Major stampedes in India over the years

Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in northern India's Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday, on one of the holiest days of the event as tens of millions of people gathered at the site.

The Washington Post · 1d

A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years

At least 30 people are dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India

The New York Times · 1d

Stampede Breaks Out During Major Hindu Festival in India

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.

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In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?

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

Moments before deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh, devotees pleaded to open more routes

Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a ...

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UP Government summons experienced officers for ongoing Maha Kumbh

After a tragic stampede during the ongoing Maha Kumbh that left 30 people dead, the Uttar Pradesh government has summoned officers who had successfully conducted the 2019 Kumbh Mela. IAS officers Ashi ...

Maha Kumbh Mela: At least 30 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering

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

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Millions at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday (Jan 30) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a ...

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When unbridled devotion led to disaster: Remembering the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede

Hundreds died in a stampede at the first Kumbh Mela in independent India in Allahabad in 1954 – a disaster caused by ...

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