Helicopter showers flower petals on saints ahead of Amrit Snan

| 29 Jan 2025 4:22 PM IST

Maha Kumbh 2025 LIVE: Members of Akhara's gathered in small numbers at Triveni Sangam on Wednesday to take an 'Amrit Snan' on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya.

Digambar Naga Baba Chidanand Puri of Panchayati Niranjani Akhara speaking to ANI after taking 'Amrit snan' said that after today's stampede-like situation in Maha Kumbh people from Niranjani Akhara are coming in small numbers to take a holy dip.

A stampede took place at the Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday as large crowds thronged the ghats for a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

Officials haven't issued an update on the number of casualties, but people with knowledge of developments told on condition of anonymity that at least 15 people are feared killed and around 70 injured in the stampede.

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