One such story recently went viral, featuring a man who set up a simple yet brilliant business at the Maha Kumbh – selling daatun (natural toothbrushes made from tree twigs). In a video shared by an ...

Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. Credit... Supported by By The New York Times Photographs by Atul Loke It ...

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

Maha Kumbh Mela is a popular gathering of spiritual wanderers and cultural audiences on the banks of sacred Indian rivers.

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials confirming at least 30 deaths and 60 people injured in a stampede on the ...

The huge gathering of people happens every 12 years. LONDON -- At least 30 people were killed and dozens have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest ...

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said. A massive crowd, estimated to be 100 ...

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