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 ...
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the ...
Maha Kumbh Stampede Live: Highlights
Stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj has claimed 30 lives, with 25 victims identified so far. Efforts are underway to as ...
12 years back, stampede on Mauni Amavasya in 2013 killed 36 Kumbh pilgrims
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 ...
After Maha Kumbh stampede, come decongestion measures. Here’s how pilgrims continue to suffer
In the wake of the Maha Kumbh stampede tragedy in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the state government introduced strict ...
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Catholic bishops grieve stampede deaths at world’s largest religious gathering
By Jose Kavi The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh ...
Several injured in crowd crush at India’s Kumbh Mela religious festival
A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday.
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Tragic stampedes at Kumbh Mela
The Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, has witnessed several tragic stampedes over the years, ...
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The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
The most propitious of these days occur in cycles of 12 years during the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival ... the city’s Mughal-era name from Allahabad to Prayagraj as part of its Muslim ...
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In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh ... challenge at the Kumbh Mela festivals. In 2013, a stampede at a railway station left 42 ...
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The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world’s largest religious gathering
The most propitious of these days occur in cycles of 12 years during the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival ... the city’s Mughal-era name from Allahabad to Prayagraj as part of its Muslim ...