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Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

There were 15 ambulances outside the morgue and about half a dozen people looking inside for their loved ones.

Poonam Pandey shared pictures of herself taking a dip in the Ganga at the Maha Kumbh. At the grand Maha Kumbh, millions of devotees gather to immerse themselves in the holy Ganga to participate in the ...

Till 4.30 pm today, 5.71 crore people took a holy dip in Triveni waters on Mauni Amavasya (new moon), the day of the second ...

The DIG Mahakumbh stated that arrangements are now in place, and the ‘Amrit Snan’ will continue as planned. Despite the ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...

The Triveni Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati -- is considered the holiest by Hindus, with a belief that taking a dip in it during Mahakumbh and particularly on special bathing ...

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed deep sorrow over a stampede at Mahakumbh, Prayagraj, resulting in several ...

In a post on X, the Samajwadi Party has expressed sadness over the "stampede" at the Maha Kumbh calling it "heartbreaking". The party urged the Uttar Pradesh government to speed up the relief and ...

In a strongly worded post on X, Yadav criticized the state government for failing to deliver on its promises of a "world-class system," which he claims has been exposed by the incident. He also called ...

The Mahakumbh in Prayagraj experiences a massive turnout for the second Shahi Snan on Mouni Amavasya, with over 25 crore devotees taking the holy dip at Triveni Sangam. The event is marked by the ...