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The recent stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh, one of the world’s largest and most revered religious gatherings, has left the nation in shock and mourning.

Authorities had expected a record 100 million people to visit Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, or "festival of the Sacred ...

Videos from the scene showed victims being rushed to ambulances or lying motionless on the ground after a large crowd broke ...