This is not the first time a large religious gathering in the country has led to tragedy. Here's a closer look at the festival. India's Maha — or grand — Kumbh Mela is the largest ...

Many people are feared to have been hurt following a crush at a huge Hindu religious festival in northern India There has been no confirmation on the number of people injured or killed Emergency ...

Dozens of people have been killed and many others were injured in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, police said. “Thirty devotees have unfortunately ...

A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday, with many more injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a police cordon and ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival ... a resident of Mumbai, India, made the journey not as a pilgrim, but to "witness the world’s largest religious event in our lifetime," she ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP ... 400 million people are expected in Prayagraj for the festival over 45 days, making it the world’s largest religious gathering. The number of people is more than ...

Scores of people are feared dead as a result of a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed. The crush happened between ...

a day after a stampede killed at least 30 people and injured 60 others on a riverbank at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. The Uttar Pradesh state government ordered a retired judge to ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to ...