Despite the early morning disaster, saffron-clad holy men continued with the day’s rituals hours later, leading millions into a sin-cleansing bath by the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...

At the 2001 Purna Kumbh Mela, 70 million people visited the banks of the Ganges ove three weeks, including 40 million in a single day. The Maha Kumbh Mela is held in Prayagraj every 144 years ...