Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

Sarojini, a Karnataka resident who came to take a dip in the Maha Kumbh, told news agency PTI, "We came in a batch of 60 people in two buses. There were nine people in our group. Suddenly there ...

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Saturday following the recent stampede that claimed at least 30 lives. UP DGP has deployed seven senior police officers for ...

The petition has urged the apex court to direct the Uttar Pradesh government to submit “a status report on Maha Kumbh stampede incident that took place on January 29, 2025 and also direct to ...

As Coldplay concerts and the Maha Kumbh Mela captivated Indians, an analysis showed what each India state obsessed over in the last three months. Over the past three months, two major events have ...

A tragic stampede unfolded at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj during the revered ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya. The incident, which occurred as millions gathered at the Sangam—the ...

The Maha Kumbh 2025 continues to draw millions of devotees to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. On the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya, over 5.51 million devotees took a holy dip at the sacred ...

Millions of people were attempting to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival when there was an initial stampede at 1am local time (7.30pm UK time) on Wednesday.

Chaos at the Sangam during Maha Kumbh as a stampede breaks out on Mauni Amavasya. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times) Following the situation at the Maha Kumbh, Mahant Ravindra Puri, president of Akhil ...

As the stampede-like situation at the Maha Kumbh in the early hours of Wednesday (January 29, 2025) ahead of the ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya, led to several pilgrims being critically injured.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that ... QR codes provide links to hotels, food, emergency assistance and the Mela administration authorities. Nestled among those offerings is ...

“Maha Kumbh is the epitome of our diverse culture which I wanted to experience. I am a Christian but wanted to see this biggest human and spiritual congregation which is attracting people from a ...