Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela festival in India. The world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering,

Thirty people were killed in the stampede that happened just before dawn at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj of India's Uttar Pradesh, the police chief that oversees security at the massive religious gathering told reporters on Wednesday, January 29.

IMAGE: Wishky Sharma, a member of the Kinnar Akhara congregation for transgender people, looks on outside her tent during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/ Rediff.com Feature Presentation: Mahipal Soni/ Rediff.com

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.