Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise ...

A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...

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.

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...

Nepali Hindu devotees undergoing the arduous fasting of Swosthani Brata made their first stop-over pilgrimage commonly called ...

Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.