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 ...

In the aftermath, relatives queued up to identify ... It is not the first time the festival has seen casualties. The last time Kumbh Mela was held in 2013, about 36 people died.

Adityanath launched a tirade on the Opposition for alleging the toll was much higher than his government’s claim of 30 deaths ...

Kumbh Mela, held every twelve years, is a significant spiritual and astrological event where planetary alignments amplify astrology remedies' effects. Millions participate in rituals at sacred ...

Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede a day ...

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In the aftermath of the stampede during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident. A three-member commission, led by former ...

Families from West Bengal allege that bodies of their relatives, who died in a Maha Kumbh Mela stampede, were returned without official death certificates. The victims, Basanti Poddar and Urmila ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a ...

A devastating stampede during the Maha Kumbh Mela claimed at least 30 lives and injured 60 others. The incident occurred as throngs of pilgrims jostled for space during the sacred Mauni Amavasya bath.