Explainer-What Is Special About Wednesday's 'Royal Bath' at India's Maha Kumbh Festival?
Devotees walk from a pontoon bridge after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
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At least 12 feared dead in crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival
Eyewitnesses and hospital sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed in Wednesday morning's crush at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. There is, however, still no word from the government on what happened or the number of casualties.
Many people are feared to have been hurt following a crush at a huge Hindu religious festival in northern India.
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