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At Least 15 Dead from Stampede at Hindu Mega-Festival - India

Rescuers carry a victim on a stretcher after a stampede in Prayagraj of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on January 29, 2025. Several people were feared dead and scores others were injured in a stampede Wednesday morning at India's mega Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The stampede occurred after a barrier broke as tens of thousands of devotees thronged the Triveni Sangam on the occasion of taking a holy dip. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 15 Dead from Stampede at Hindu Mega-Festival - India

People carry a victim on a stretcher after a stampede in Prayagraj of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, January 29, 2025. Though there was no official confirmation, local media reports suggested at least 17 people had died and more than 50 were injured in the stampede that occurred at Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing 45-day religious and spiritual congregation called "Maha Kumbh." Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 15 Dead from Stampede at Hindu Mega-Festival - India

Police officers evacuate the crowd after a stampede in Prayagraj of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, January 29, 2025. Though there was no official confirmation, local media reports suggested at least 17 people had died and more than 50 were injured in the stampede that occurred at Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing 45-day religious and spiritual congregation called "Maha Kumbh." Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 15 Dead from Stampede at Hindu Mega-Festival - India

People carry a victim on a stretcher after a stampede in Prayagraj of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, January 29, 2025. Though there was no official confirmation, local media reports suggested at least 17 people had died and more than 50 were injured in the stampede that occurred at Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing 45-day religious and spiritual congregation called "Maha Kumbh." Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 15 Dead from Stampede at Hindu Mega-Festival - India

The injured is transferred to a hospital for further treatment after a stampede in Prayagraj of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, January 29, 2025. Though there was no official confirmation, local media reports suggested at least 17 people had died and more than 50 were injured in the stampede that occurred at Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing 45-day religious and spiritual congregation called "Maha Kumbh." Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 15 Dead from Stampede at Hindu Mega-Festival - India

People gather on a footbridge after a stampede in Prayagraj of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on January 29, 2025. Several people were feared dead and scores others were injured in a stampede Wednesday morning at India's mega Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The stampede occurred after a barrier broke as tens of thousands of devotees thronged the Triveni Sangam on the occasion of taking a holy dip. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India: Several Killed In Stampede At Maha Kumbh Mela In Prayagraj

Several people were killed after a stampede occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday, January 29.

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A cleaning worker, holds her child on her lap, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A worker is seen operating trash skimmers, on the river as the Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Children pass by a temporary garbage dump yard which are collected from the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A worker is seen operating trash skimmers, on the river as the Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A police personnel is seen in front of Digital Maha Kumbh Experience centre built for Hindu pilgrims who arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu pilgrims walk past a poster of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as they come to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A Hindu pilgrim sleeps on a roadside area, as he arrives to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Indian Hindu devotees arrive to take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, for the 'royal bath' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 14, 2025. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims carrying their belongings walk over floating pontoon bridges to go to Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, on a foggy winter evening to take part in the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 12, 2025. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a sacred show of religious piety and ritual bathing that opens January 13, is held at the site where the holy Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet. . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on January 14, as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organizers expecting 400 million people . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

An ambulance make its way for an emergency, near the Sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

Hindu devotees carry bags on their head near the Sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

A Hindu devotee carries her luggage on her head, walks towards the Sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

Devotees cross the temporary pantoon bridge over the river Ganges, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM