Mahakumbh Nagar: A “stampede-like” situation broke out at the Sangam on Wednesday amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh as a large number of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya.
In view of the incident, the Akharas called off their traditional ‘Amrit Snan’ for Mauni Amavasya, even as devotees in large numbers continued to take a dip at Sangam and other ghats in the Mela area.
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Devotees’ belongings like clothes, blankets and backpacks seen strewn around the spot where a “stampede-like” situation broke out on Mauni Amavasya during the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela, at Sangam in Prayagraj, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (PTI Photo)Prayagraj: A devotee attempts to cross a barricade amid restrictions after a stampede-like situation during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. (PTI Photo) (PTI01_29_2025_000248A)Prayagraj: An injured devotee being brought to a hospital after a stampede-like situation occurred on ‘Mauni Amavasya’, during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_29_2025_000242A)
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