Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival
A tragic stampede broke out during India's Maha Kumbh Festival on January 29, 2025, resulting in multiple casualties and injuries, according to reports from Hindu and Reuters. The incident occurred as millions of devotees gathered in the northern city of Prayagraj for the sacred Hindu pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. Witnesses described scenes of chaos as overcrowding, and a sudden surge of pilgrims led to the stampede. Emergency services rushed…