Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims expected to take part Politics
For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster waiting to happen? Namita Singh reports from Prayagraj Events
Indian officials remain reluctant to provide a death toll as opposition parties criticise management of biggest gathering of humanity on Earth Events
The world's largest religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, has seen at least 15 people killed as millions throng at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers Events
Indian officials reluctant to reveal death toll as up to 50 reportedly killed in crowd crush Events
