More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred.

PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA - JANUARY 29: The ambulance took the injured to the hospital after the stampede caused by the crowd of devotees who had gathered to take a bath in the Triveni on January 29, 2025 in Prayagraj, India. Source: SIPA USA / Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA