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

The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering with origins in Lord Vishnu wresting a golden pitcher with a nectar of immortality from demons after a 12-day celestial fight ...

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

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

A deadly stampede at Uttar Pradesh's Maha Kumbh mela raises fresh concerns over crowd control at religious gatherings. Here's ...

The scale of the Maha Kumbh Mela is astonishing. The last one, in 2013, drew 120 million people ... s host city in 2018 to Prayagraj from Allahabad. The move, part of a wave of changes brought ...

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 ...

The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, here’s what’s being done to avoid deadly crushes.

A swift response from the fire brigade prevented a major incident at Maha Kumbh ... a major disaster. In total, 50 fire stations and 20 fire posts have been set up throughout the mela ground.

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

Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival ... Formerly known as Allahabad, Prayagraj was renamed by Adityanath in 2018 ...