Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in north India's Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the six-week long event's most significant day.

A stampede-like situation broke out at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday ahead of the 'Amrit Snan' on 'Mauni Amavasya.' According to officials, a large number of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya,

Footage showed millions of devotees arriving in the predawn dark for a holy dip to mark the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela festival Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in north India's Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday,

At least 10 people are feared to have lost their lives following a stampede that occurred during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday morning. The mishap took place when a barrier collapsed as tens of thousands of pilgrims crowded the Triveni Sangam for the second Shahi Snan on Mauni Amavasya,

A stampede took place at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj as scores of people turned up for a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday morning. A score of ambulances rushed to the ghat and injured persons were taken to the central hospital inside the Mela ground for treatment.