A tragic stampede occurred during the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 at the Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya, resulting in at least 10 fatalities and many injuries.

The last major Kumbh-related crush happened at Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) railway station in 2013 when 30 pilgrims died during the peak of the festival. We are still waiting for further details and confirmation about casualties.

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.

Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. The world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering,

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

Stampede breaks out at Kumbh festival in India

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.

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.