Images from the scene in the northern city of Prayagraj show rescuers helping those hurt as police tried to manage the massive crowds.
It is not clear what triggered the stampede, but tens of thousands of people were attempting to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival.
At some point, there was panic among devotees who had congregated from across India to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.
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