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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.
More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...
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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Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...
A stampede at India's Kumbh Mela festival, the world's largest religious gathering, has left several feared dead and many ...