Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India 's Prayagraj city,

Multiple people were feared dead in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in India Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of the Hindu festival.

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth.