Flower petals were showered on seers, and saints with a helicopter on Wednesday as they headed towards the holy Triveni Sangam

On Wednesday as lakhs lined up to take a dip in the Ganga River at Mahakumbh, a stampede-like situation occurred, killing at least 15 devotees.

Baba Ramdev offers prayers and seeks divine intervention for the swift recovery of those injured in the Mahakumbh stampede.

Following the stampede, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad said that the seers have called off their Mauni Amavasya's Amrit Snan. Jagatguru Rambhadracharya also appealed to devotees to take the holy dip at the nearest ghat on the Ganga and not come to the Sangam Nose.

In an unprecedented move, seers at the Mahakumbh Mela have called off the sacred 'Amrit Snan' following a tragic stampede that resulted in 15 fatalities. This decision marks a historic moment in the festival's long tradition,

LIVE: People in knowledge of developments told on condition of anonymity that at least 15 bodies have been brought to hospitals.