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30 dead in stampede

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Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

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30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival

At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.

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Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.

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What is special about Wednesday's 'royal bath' at India's Maha Kumbh festival?

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in ...

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When unbridled devotion led to disaster: Remembering the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede

Hundreds died in a stampede at the first Kumbh Mela in independent India in Allahabad in 1954 – a disaster caused by ...

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A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years

At least 30 people are dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at ...

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