Mahakumbh 2025 LIVE: Massive crowds are thronging the ghats and Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya, which falls on Wednesday. Devotees stand after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (grand bath), at the “Kumbh Mela” or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali Mahakumbh 2025 LIVE: A stampede took place at the Sangam in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj in the wee hours of Wednesday as large crowds thronged the ghats for holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. Officials are tight-lipped about the number of casualties in the incident. According to a Prayagraj-based social media content creator, an eyewitness, the stampede took place around 2:30 am when a large number of devotees reached at the Sangam banks. …Read More “The problem was mainly due to the fact crowd had no idea where to go after bathing. These people were carrying heavy luggage on their head. There were large number of iron dustbins that could not be seen by pilgrims. A few people fell as …