Mandar, a 2013-batch IAS officer from Jaipur, Rajasthan, is recognized for his efficient and understated style of governance.

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While “rumours” create panic in crowds, and are one of the factors contributing stampedes, they are not solely to be blamed.

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I’m now seeing the downstream consequences in my California clinic.

People from all walks of life in India are now gathering for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River where it meets and mixes with the water of the Yamuna and ...

This is the first Maha Kumbh Mela to be held under his party's rule after it changed the town's earlier Muslim name of Allahabad to the Hindu Prayagraj in 2018.

The Kumbh Mela takes place every three years, rotating between the four holy cities of Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik, and Prayagraj. Each city thus holds the festival once every 12 years.

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men leave after taking a dip during the first "Shahi Snan" during "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, Jan. 15, 2019.

The Uttar Pradesh government says 37 people were killed in the Kumbh Mela crush, but the BBC has verified at least 82 deaths.