A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Police officers and volunteers salvage belongings of the devotees after a fire erupts in makeshift tents during the ongoing “Maha Kumbh Mela”, or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, January 19, 2025. - REUTERS/Stringer
The fire spread to at least 10 tents being used to host the Mela before emergency teams managed to contain it, District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mander told reporters.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Maha Kumbh Mela Begins in IndiaMillions expected to gather for the holy dip in sacred rivers
Read more »
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A Gathering of Millions at the Sacred ConfluenceThe Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest human gathering on Earth, has begun in Prayagraj, India. Millions of devotees are expected to converge on the city over the next six weeks for the sacred ritual of bathing in the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers.
Read more »
Faith meets magnitude: India preps for 400 million pilgrims heading to sacred mega-festival Kumbh MelaPRAYAGRAJ (India), Dec 27 — Beside India’s holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space, the...
Read more »
Let the rituals begin: Hindu pilgrims take the sacred plunge at Kumbh MelaPRAYAGRAJ, Jan 12 — Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the “land of the gods” — just one among legions of Hindu...
Read more »
World's largest spiritual gathering: Kumbh Mela draws millions to holy confluence in IndiaPRAYAGRAJ, Jan 14 — Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters yesterday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people...
Read more »
From 150,000 toilets to 68,000 light poles: How India welcomes 400 million Hindu pilgrims at sacred mega-fest Kumbh MelaNEW DELHI, Jan 10 — The world’s largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to...
Read more »