On the occasion of Mauni Amavasya at the Maha Kumbh, an untoward incident took place when over 15 people were feared dead and 30 others injured in a stampede at Allahabad railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.

A mad rush of devotion? Two people died in a separate stampede at the Maha Kumbh, which saw at least three crore followers take a holy bath in the Ganga on the most auspicious day of the festival. Pic/AFP