Explainer: What is special about Wednesday's 'royal bath' at India's Maha Kumbh festival?
At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Wednesday, an official said, the most auspicious day of the six-week Great Pitcher Festival.
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At least 12 feared dead in crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival
Eyewitnesses and hospital sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed in Wednesday morning's crush at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. There is, however, still no word from the government on what happened or the number of casualties.
Many people are feared to have been hurt following a crush at a huge Hindu religious festival in northern India.
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Maha Kumbh: Record 23.9 million devotees take holy dip at Triveni Sangam in PrayagrajThe ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela has attracted a significant number of devotees to Prayagraj, where they come to take a holy dip ...
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