More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the most auspicious day of the six-week Hindu festival.

Several people were killed and many injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival:: Uttar Pradesh, India::9, 2025Drone footage showed millions of devotees, shoulder to shoulder, arriving in the pre-dawn dark for the holy dip to mark the most auspicious day of the Maha Kumbh Mela.

Fears dozens of worshippers are dead following the crowd crush in Prayagraj city, where millions gathered to attend the bathing day