Multiple casualties were feared after a stampede-like incident broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, India's The Hindu newspaper reported early hours,

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered at the confluence of two sacred rivers, officials said.

A stampede has injured dozens of people as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India.