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Stampede Breaks Out At Mahakumbh In Prayagraj, Amrit Snan Cancelled; Several Dead | Photos

A ‘stampede-like’ situation broke out at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj early Wednesday after a large number of pilgrims turned up to take a dip in Sangam on the occasion of ‘Mauni Amavasya’. The incident occurred around 2 am, where several people, including women and children, suffered injuries, with some feared dead.

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Stampede at Maha Kumbh 2025 | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

A stranded devotee is seen after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Maha Kumbh 2025 Stampede | Photo: AP
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An ambulance arrives by the site of a stampede on the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan
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Devotees arrive to take a holy dip at the Sangam on the eve of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Devotees are seen after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj. Several casualties have allegedly been reported in the stampede.

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Maha Kumbh 2025 Stampede | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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A stranded devotee is seen after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Kumbh Mela 2025 Stampede | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Devotees are seen after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Maha Kumbh stampede | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Stranded devotees is seen after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Stampede at Maha Kumbh 2025 | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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A stranded devotee is seen after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Rescue operation underway after a stampede occurred on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Maha Kumbh 2025 Stampede | Photo: AP
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An elderly devotee is guided by a policeman at the site of a stampede on the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Maha Kumbh Festival Stampede | Photo: AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh
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A woman injured in a stampede is helped into an ambulance by the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on Mauni Amavasya' or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Maha Kumbh mela 2025 Stampede | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Injured devotees being brought to a hospital after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj.

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Stampede at Maha Kumbh Festival 2025 | Photo: AP
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Security officers stand guard at the site of a stampede on the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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