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

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday (Jan 30) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on the most auspicio

Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters.