Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers,
At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Hindu festival in India
Videos from the scene showed victims being rushed to ambulances or lying motionless on the ground after a large crowd broke through police barricades.
At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.
Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India
Authorities had expected a record 100 million people to visit Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, or "festival of the Sacred Pitcher", on Wednesday.
Maha Kumbh: At least 15 feared dead in stampede during huge Hindu festival in India
Crush happened as pilgrims tried to jump over police barricades to reach Sangam Nose, the point where India's Ganges river meets Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth. Nearly 400 million people
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede
Thirty killed in crowd crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival
The Kumbh Mela happens every 12 years at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers - the Ganges (Ganga), Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Hindus believe that bathing in the sacred waters will cleanse them of sins and help them attain salvation.
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City's cremated Hindus will finally find moksha
The Ganges River, which flows through several Indian states, is considered an embodiment of all sacred waters in Hindu mythology. Revered as the most holy river in Hinduism, the Ganges is believed to ...
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
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India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, by the numbers
The festival — site of a stampede on Wednesday — is held every 12 years at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Hindus take a series of ritual baths at ...
In pictures: India's Kumbh Mela festival draws millions to the banks of the Ganges
According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...
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Fire tears through tents at India's mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries
Images from the sprawling tent city at the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers showed smoke billowing ...