India, Kumbh Mela

Stampede at Maha Kumbh festival A stampede occurred at the Maha Kumbh mela in India on Jan. 29 as millions gathered to take a holy dip. The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 ...
Hours after a massive rush of Hindu pilgrims set off a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India early Wednesday, ...
During the last Maha Kumbh Mela, in 2013, at least three dozen people died when a bridge in a train station collapsed. Hundreds of people died in a stampede during independent India’s first ...
Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh ... only during the Kumbh Mela. The fascination with the Kumbh has spread beyond India, attracting ...