Mohakumbha stampedes tragedy
Mohakumbha stampedes tragedy 1954 to 2025 . Not this year mohakumb stampedes happend since 1054 when mohakumbha started this incident . This year again this tragic stampede occurred during the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 at the Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya, resulting in at least 10 fatalities and many injuries.
Around 10 people were feared dead after a stampede broke out at the maha kumb in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Wednesday, as millions of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya (new moon).
Dozens were injured in the incident as the chaos ensued after a barrier collapsed, leading to a crush that left many trapped and trampled . Rescue operations are ongoing, and those injured have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
INCIDENTS OF STAMPEDES AT KUMBH MELA
• 2025: The incident occurred around 2 am on Wednesday, amid a sea of tightly-packed crowds converging at the Sangam and all other ghats created along a 12-km long range of river banks of the Maha Kumbh.
• 2013: A stampede took place at Allahabad railway station during the Kumbh Mela on February 10, 2013, after a footbridge collapsed, triggering widespread panic. The tragedy claimed 42 lives and left 45 others injured.
• 2003: In 2003, a stampede in Maharashtra’s Nashik killed dozens when thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Godavari River for the holy dip during the Kumbh Mela. At least 39 people, including women, were killed, and more than 100 were injured in the stampede.
• 1986: The Kumbh Mela in Haridwar witnessed a tragic stampede that claimed at least 200 lives. The chaos unfolded when the then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Veer Bahadur Singh, arrived in Haridwar along with several Chief Ministers and Members of Parliament from various states. As security personnel restricted the common people from accessing the riverbanks, the crowd grew restless and turned uncontrollable, leading to a deadly stampede.
• 1954: The Kumbh Mela of 1954, the first ever Kumbh held after Independence, was a landmark event for India, but it is also remembered as a tragedy. On 3 February 1954, a stampede broke out when scores of devotees thronged the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to take a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya. Nearly 800 people were trampled to death or drowned in the river.
