Clip shows India stone-pelting ritual, not fighting at Kumbh Mela festival
A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...
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Maha Kumbh Mela is about India, not just Hindus. Don’t dismiss it as outdated
While the politicisation of the Kumbh Mela is something one can understand, what really catches my attention is the criticism ...
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...
The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede
Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters ...
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The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering
The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies. Pilgrims taking a ...
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Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
Deadly crowd incidents are a 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.
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Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India
Kumbh Mela crowd crush: Scattered belongings line floor after fatal stampede in India Maha Kumbh Mela: At least 30 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering The Maha Kumbh Mela ...
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India: Several dead after stampede at Kumbh Mela
At least 30 people have died and dozens of others have been injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious festival in India ... Kumbh Mela is biggest gathering of humanity in the ...
The Washington Post8d
At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Hindu festival in India
During the last Maha Kumbh Mela, in 2013, at least three dozen people died when a bridge in a train station collapsed. Hundreds of people died in a stampede during independent India’s first ...
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Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials confirming at least 30 deaths and 60 people injured in a stampede on the ...
New York Post8d
Nearly 40 dead after stampede at India’s Kumbh
Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital morgue after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, three police sources told Reuters, as tens of millions gathered to bathe ...
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Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India
Kumbh Mela crowd crush: Scattered belongings line floor after fatal stampede in India India begins investigation after 30 killed in Kumbh Mela stampede The Maha Kumbh Mela, which takes place every ...