Prayagraj

since 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 06:59 UTC

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47 days ago

The pop-up megacity: how the Kumbh Mela prepared for 660m Hindu devotees

found 2025 › Mar › 17 (Mon) @ 12:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Hundreds of millions of pilgrims flocked to the Ganges for this year’s festival, housed in a sprawling temporary metropolis stretching across 4,000 hectares of the floodplains of Prayagraj in Uttar P…

76 days ago

At least 18 people die in crowd crush at Delhi railway station

found 2025 › Feb › 16 (Sun) @ 10:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gathering

At least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s capital w…

At least 18 people die in a railway station stampede in India's capital

found 2025 › Feb › 16 (Sun) @ 10:30 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were travelling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, according to Delhi’s caretaker chief minister.

3 months ago

Many feared dead in India after a stampede at Hindu mega-festival attended by tens of thousands of worshippers

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 06:58 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, with its throngs of devotees, is the world's largest religious gathering - though has a track record of deadly crowd crushes.

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