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.
Prayagraj, India — A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious ... The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of ...
Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at the world's biggest religious gathering in India on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede a day earlier that killed at least 30 people.