The Hindu celebration Maha Kumbh, aims at the bathroom in the sacred waters of its rivers to purify the spirit. The authorities announced that they expected more than 100 million people to meet on the same day.
He Religious Festival in India More massive and large in the world, suffered a serious accident on the early Wednesday when a stampede was caused that caused the death at least 40 people and 90 injured.
The Local Police He informed that the huge wave of pilgrims, with an estimated record of 100 million peoplethey rushed to perform the purification ritual and dive into the sacred waters during the Festival Maha Kumbh, In northern India.
“Some devotees have suffered serious injuries When they tried to cross a barricade in Akhara Marg. The injured have been transferred to hospitals to receive medical treatment, “he reported Yogi Adityanaththe head of government of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
He Hindu Festival Six weeks had a special date on Wednesday, where the authorities were waiting for an estimate of more than 100 million people that will participate in the bath ritual, in the confluence of the Ganges rivers, Yamuna and the iconic Saraswati. The incident occurred in the early morning when the pilgrims tried to jump the barricades, installed for a procession of holy men.
Narendra Modi described the incident of “Extremely sad“And he offered their condolences to the victims and family. The Indian authorities delayed more than 16 hours in publishing an exact number of dead and injured, and Adityanath He stressed that “the injured have been transferred to hospitals to receive medical treatment.”
What is the Maha Kumbh Festival
This Hindu Festival is known for being the greater human congregation in the worldreaching around 400 million of people in the extension of the six weeks that the event has. The main objective of the pilgrims is to perform the ritual of dive into the waters of the sacred rivers for the Hinduismthe Ganges and the Yamuna.
Yes ok India It is a massive country, the organization of this event does not stop symbolizing a great challenge in terms of the organization. On this occasion, they built around the rivers a extensive city With roads, electricity, services, 11 hospitals, 3,000 kitchens, 50,000 security troops And more than 2,500 cameras to prevent and guarantee the protection of those present.
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