Prayagraj was earlier known as Allahabad. The name was changed ... Managing crowds has long been a challenge at the Kumbh Mela festivals. In 2013, a stampede at a railway station left 42 people ...

In 2013, a record 120 million people attended the Kumbh Mela, and this year 150 million are expected at Prayagraj. In a land as ancient and vast as India, most things tend to veer towards ...

Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2019: The Ardh Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ... This amount is over two times more than the state government had spent in 2013. Recently, the state government cleared a proposal ...

Another stampede took place at Allahabad Junction (now Prayagraj Junction) during the 2013 Kumbh Mela in which scores of people died. After the 1954 stampede, an inquiry committee was set up and it ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, are expecting over 400 million people to swarm the large, temporary city created ...

Past editions of the Kumbh Mela have seen the festive spirit being somewhat marred by accidents. The most recent such accident was a stampede at the Allahabad railway station during the 2013 Kumbh ...

Prayagraj: On the streets of Allahabad, now Prayagraj ... debate on the religious accuracy of this claim and the Kumbh Mela of 2013 also claimed to be part of a 144-year cycle.

In 2013, 42 persons died at the Allahabad railway station following a footbridge collapse. The Kumbh Mela is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, taking place in rotation among four ...

PRAYAGRAJ, (India): A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, are expecting more than 400 million people to swarm the ...

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India, for the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humanity ...