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

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

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

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

Sacred Triveni Sangam Confluence - India

Sacred Triveni Sangam Confluence - India

A view of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India on December 22, 2024. The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of the world's largest religious gatherings. It is considered a spiritually significant event because it marks a unique celestial alignment that occurs once in over a century. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sacred Triveni Sangam Confluence - India

Sacred Triveni Sangam Confluence - India

A view of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India on December 22, 2024. The Maha Kumbh Mela is one of the world's largest religious gatherings. It is considered a spiritually significant event because it marks a unique celestial alignment that occurs once in over a century. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM