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The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is attracting millions of devotees, seekers, and curious travellers from across the globe. This one-of-a-kind event features age-old traditions with celestial significance, running from January 13, 2025, to February 26, 2025.

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday (Jan 30) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede in the holy centre on the most

More than nine million people took a "holy dip" at the confluence of three sacred rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nearly 40 people were killed in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday and several others injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela - a Hindu religious festival touted to be the largest human gathering in the world.

Millions of Hindu devotees gathered on Thursday (January 30) for a holy dip in the sacred river waters of India's northern city of Prayagraj as part of the Kumbh Mela, a day after a stampede at the religious festival.