In an unprecedented move, seers at the Mahakumbh Mela have called off the sacred ’Amrit Snan’ following a tragic stampede that resulted in 15 fatalities. This decision marks a historic moment in the festival’s long tradition,

Seers have called off their Mauni Amavasya's Amrit Snan due to the stampede-like situation at Maha Kumbh Varsha Agarwal Updated : Jan 29, 2025, 08:58 AM IST Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Ravindra Puri on Wednesday said that due to the stampede-like situation at Maha Kumbh,

A stampede-like situation broke out earlier Wednesday at the Sangam, where several people, including women and children, suffered injuries.

The Maha Kumbh, held every 12 years, began on January 13 and will run until February 26, attracting around 40 crore pilgrims.

Amrit snan, the traditional bathing ritual of akharas that was deferred due to the stampede at Maha Kumbh, resumed Wednesday afternoon

On Wednesday as lakhs lined up to take a dip in the Ganga River at Mahakumbh, a stampede-like situation occurred, killing at least 15 devotees.

Multiple people have been reported killed and several others have been injured in the stampede of the Maha Kumbh in the early hours of Wednesday ahead of the 'Amrit Snan' on 'Mauni Amavasya.' Officials said that the stampede broke out when a large number of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya,

Flower petals were showered on seers, and saints with a helicopter on Wednesday as they headed towards the holy Triveni Sangam