Prayagraj, India, Jan 30, 2025 (AFP) - Unfazed devotees shrug off stampede at India mega-festival

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2025-01-30
Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at the world's biggest religious gathering in India on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede a day earlier that killed at least 30 people. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful from around India every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, but has a woeful record of deadly crowd incidents. Wednesday's pre-dawn disaster, which saw a surging crowd spill out of a police cordon and......
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