On 10 February 2013, during the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, a stampede broke out at the train station in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, killing 42 people and injuring at least 45 people.

Jan 29, 2025 · Another stampede at the Prayagraj (then Allahabad) railway station on Mauni Amavasya when the Maha Kumbh was last held in 2013 killed at least 36 pilgrims, mostly women.

On 10 February 2013, an estimated 30 million people reached Allahabad to bathe at the holy confluence of the rivers Yamuna and Ganges. A maddening stampede happened at the Allahabad railway...

2013 Maha Kumbh Mela was held at convergence place of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, as once in 12 years event as a 55 day event had attracted around 80 to 100 million visitors.

Feb 10, 2013 · ALLAHABAD, Uttar Pradesh — As many as 30 people were killed Sunday in a stampede at a train station here as millions gathered for a Hindu religious festival. The stampede erupted on a platform of...

From January to March 2013, the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu religious festival held in Allahabad, India, hosted over 70 million people, making it the largest and longest mass gathering in human history.1-3 Mass gatherings, defined as transient congregations of large numbers of people, often exceed the capacity of routine health and safety measures,

The Kumbh Mela 2013 at Allahabad, India was the largest gathering of humanity in the history of mankind, and posed an exciting challenge to the provision of healthcare services. At the finale of the Mela, it was estimated that about 120 million pilgrims had visited the site.

Feb 12, 2013 · Many of the Kumbh mela pilgrims who were hoping to depart Allahabad station held unreserved tickets, meaning they could board any train for their destination no matter the time. Most...

Jul 1, 2013 · This year at the 2013 Kumbh at Prayag (Allahabad)—the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and unseen Saraswati rivers—that day was February 10, when an estimated 30 million devotees, including hundreds of thousands of sadhus, participated in what was unquestionably the largest gathering of human beings for any purpose in history.

The following article deals with the Mahā Kumbh Melā 1 in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh, northern India) and the practices of Hindu world renouncers 2 during this festival. In 2013, the year under study, approximately 120 million renouncers and lay pilgrims attended the festival.