During the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, a stampede caused by a massive crowd resulted in 15 fatalities and many injuries. Rescue efforts are underway

Mauni Amavasya, also known as Maghi Amavasya or Magh Amavasya, is a significant day observed during the Magha month in Hindu lunar calendar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the victims’ families and said the local administration in Prayagraj is giving all possible help to the victims and wished a speedy recovery to th

Due to the Mahakumbh stampede incident, the Akharas have called off their traditional 'Amrit Snan' for Mauni Amavasya, even as devotees in large numbers continued to take a dip at Sangam and other ghats in the Mela area.

Several people are feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj on Wednesday as scores of people turned up for a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.

Following the stampede, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad said that the seers have called off their Mauni Amavasya's Amrit Snan. Jagatguru Rambhadracharya also appealed to devotees to take the holy dip at the nearest ghat on the Ganga and not come to the Sangam Nose.