The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu festival which is held every 12 years [5] and lasts for around six weeks. It is considered as one of the most important festivals in the Hindu religious calendar. The 2025 edition was expected to see 400 million people in attendance.

20 hours ago · The 1954 stampede. The 1954 Kumbh Mela held in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) from January 14 to March 3 was the first Kumbh Mela after India gained independence. This massive spiritual gathering attracted over 5 million pilgrims, including prominent political figures, for 40 days of religious observance.

1 day ago · Her eldest daughter was among at least 30 people killed in the "stampede" at the Kumbh Mela festival in India. The six-week festival is the single-biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar ...

2 days ago · Maha Kumbh 2025 stampede highlights: Multiple casualties feared after stampede breaks out at Maha Kumbh on Mauni Amavasya. Follow the Hindu’s live updates on the stampede in Prayagraj.

2 days ago · The Kumbh Mela festival, which is rotated among four cities every three years, is known for the massive number of Hindu devotees who attend, including monks and ascetics from various orders of ...

1 day ago · Police officials walk through piles of personal belongings after a stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India on Jan. 29, 2025. Ritesh Shukla / Getty Images.

2 days ago · A police official monitors the movement of people at the control room after a stampede when Hindu devotees rushed to take a holy bath in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on “Mauni Amavasya” or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

1 day ago · The Kumbh Mela, considered the largest religious congregation in the world, witnessed multiple stampedes in the past as well. INCIDENTS OF STAMPEDES AT KUMBH MELA. 1954: The Kumbh Mela of 1954, the first ever Kumbh held after Independence, was a landmark event for India, but it is also remembered as a tragedy. On 3 February 1954, a …

1 day ago · Rescue personnel carry a victim of a stampede amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, Jan. 29, 2025. ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty

2 days ago · Authorities say at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his condolences to ...