At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.

Maha Kumbh 2025 stampede has made local authorities and police swing into action. The stampede at Prayagraj in early hours of Wednesday (January 29) has led to at least 30 deaths and injuries to 60 people.