A stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of India's largest religious gatherings, has resulted in multiple deaths. Millions of devotees gathered for the holy dip on the festival's most significant day, but chaos erupted as crowds surged, causing several to be trampled. The incident highlights the challenges of managing such massive crowds during religious events.
A woman crawls under a fence, after a deadly stampede before the second 'Shahi Snan' , at the ' Kumbh Mela ' or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, on Jan. 29, 2025.Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in north India’s Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the six-week long event’s most significant day.
Video and photographs after the stampede showed bodies being stretched away, people sitting on the ground crying, while others stepped over a carpet of discarded belongings left by people as they tried to escape the stampede. Officials said an initial stampede which occurred around 1 a.m. local time was “not serious”, but its cause was unclear. However, devotees trying to escape it were caught in another stampede at an exit. They then returned towards the pontoon bridges looking for another way out only to find it had been closed by authorities.
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