Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Nearly 40 dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India
More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in years. Thousands had gathered at a makeshift tent for an event led by a Hindu preacher in Uttar Pradesh state.
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious congregation.
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Kumbh Mela stampede: A look back at deadly crowd disasters in India
A stampede at India's Kumbh Mela festival, the world's largest religious gathering, has left several feared dead and many injured. Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees bathe in the sacred river confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati on Wednesday, a holy day during the six-week festival.
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth.
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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Largest Hindu Temple in the Southern Hemisphere
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is now home to the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere, a testament to the resilience and contributions of the Indian community. The BAPS Hindu Mandir ...
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World's largest religious gathering begins in India, hundreds of millions of Hindus expected to attend
which is being touted as the world's largest religious gathering. Over about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna and ...
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World’s biggest International Temples Convention and Expo Tirupati
Developed by Temple Connect (India), ITCX stands as the world’s first groundbreaking platform ... Milind Parande (Secretary-General of Vishwa Hindu Parishad). The convention featured 40 dynamic ...
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The World’s Largest Pilgrimage Is a Stage for India’s Hindu Right
Two weeks ago, I visited my neighborhood temple at the southern edge of New Delhi, where I haven’t worshipped since I was a child reluctantly accompanying my father. I was startled to find a ...