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The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.
1954 Kumbh Mela crowd collapses was a major crowd crush that occurred on 3 February 1954 at Kumbha Mela in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state in India.It was the main bathing day of Mauni Amavasya (), when the incident took place. 4–5 million pilgrims took part in the festival that year, which was also the first Kumbh Mela after India's Independence.
First alert of crowd surge came hours before stampede, says police. 09:45, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. One of the top police officers at the Kumbh Mela said the crowd of 80 million on Wednesday was ...
Kumbh Mela (Sanskrit: Kumbha Mēlā , pronounced [kʊˈmbʱᵊ melaː]; lit. ' festival of the Sacred Pitcher ' [1]) is an important Hindu pilgrimage, celebrated approximately every 6 or 12 years, correlated with the partial or full revolution of Jupiter. [2] [3] A ritual dip in the waters marks the festival.
Other reasons for the high death toll included the lack of emergency exits and the excessive number of people present. [83] 36: 10 February 2013: 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede: India: Allahabad: During the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, a crowd crush at the train station injured 39 others. [84] 17: 14 July 2013: Unnamed: Indonesia: Nabire, Papua
A deadly stampede also occurred at the last Maha Kumbh Mela during the busiest day of bathing. A total of 36 Hindu pilgrims died in that incident in 2013, including 27 women and an eight-year-old ...
Maha Kumbh 2013 Mela was held for 55 days as once in 12 year event [1] [2] which was attended by around 80 to 100 million pilgrims. [3]Maha Kumbh 2013 Mela had the message "Did you clean your hands with Lifebuoy" in the 2.5 million chapatis served during the period.
In pictures: Kumbh Mela crowd crush. January 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM. ... Officials say up to 100 million people are expected to attend the bathing day at the Kumbh Mela - one of the world's biggest ...