Multiple people were feared dead in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in India Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of the Hindu festival.

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.

A devastating stampede broke out at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, during the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in India.