Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims expected to take part

A horrifying stampede at the world's largest religious festival resulted in the brutal deaths of at least 40 people.Early this morning, numerous injuries were reported as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to partake in a holy bath in the river during the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj city,

Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. The world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering,

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.