A pre-dawn stampede at the ... Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at ... milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, and officials said around 500 ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is a religious festival, and it is touted to be the largest human gathering in the world. What led to the stampede ... day-long Maha Kumbh. The Hindu has reported on the ...

Officials said an initial stampede which occurred around 1am ... The world's largest congregation of humanity, the Hindu festival has already seen gigantic daily crowds, with nearly 148 million ...

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling ... At least 30 people were killed in a stampede at the six-week festival last month after tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and ...

A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday, with many more injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a ...