カテゴリー: Kumbh Mela
Hundreds of millions of pilgrims flocked to the Ganges for this year’s festival, housed in a sprawling temporary metropolis stretching across 4,000 hectares of the floodplains of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh For 45 days the floodplains of Prayagraj, a ci…
At least 18 people died and dozens were injured in a crowd crush at the main railway station in India’s capital, Delhi. The incident occurred around 8pm local time on Saturday on two platforms as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, whe…
Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gatheringAt least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s capital when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the w…
This year’s event, heavily promoted by India’s ruling party, continues despite deaths of at least 30 peopleAs the sun set on the sangam, the sacred meeting point of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on Tuesday, there was a mood of jubilation on the banks. T…
World’s largest religious gathering, held in India, has become scene of crowd crush as estimated 100m people travelled to take holy dipDozens feared dead in crushes at Kumbh Mela festivalIndia crowd crushes: latest updatesAt least 30 people have been k…
Deadly crowd crushes took place as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in northern India. Officials said dozens of people were killedDozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious …
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi confirmed there had been fatalities at the world’s largest religious gatheringDozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious festivalWednesday is when the sadhus (holy people), all 13 sects of them, take their …
Witnesses describe people being trampled amid surging crowds on the banks of the Ganges during Hindu festivalAt least 30 people have been killed and scores injured in crowd crushes at the Kumbh Mela festival, Indian police have confirmed, as vast numbe…
Millions of people have gathered on the banks of the Ganges in Prayagraj, northern India, for the beginning of the Maha Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, which takes place every 12 years, is widely seen as the ‘festival of festivals’ in the Hindu …