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The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions ...

Crush happened as pilgrims tried to jump over police barricades to reach Sangam Nose, the point where India's Ganges river ...

(AP Photo/Bikas Das) Hindu ascetics arrive for ritualistic dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on one of the most auspicious day Makar Sankranti, for the ...

In the depths of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, a community of divers searches for coins thrown by Hindu ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the ...

The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a local leader with national aspirations.

Deadly crowd incidents are frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.