At least seven people have died in multiple stampedes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, as millions of Hindu devotees gathered for a ritual bath at the confluence of three sacred rivers.The crowd crush began at around 4am (local time) at Prayagraj,

Authorities have confirmed at least 15 people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering.

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.