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1954 Kumbh Mela stampede

Index 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede

1954 Kumbh Mela stampede was a stampede that occurred in 1954 at Kumbha Mela on 3 February 1954 in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh state in India. [1]

25 relations: A Suitable Boy, Akhara, Allahabad, Allahabad Kumbh Mela, Amavasya, BBC News, Bunding, Crowd control, India, Indian independence movement, Kumbh Mela, Levee, List of largest peaceful gatherings, New moon, Politician, Sadhu, Stampede, The Guardian, The Hindu, The Times, Time (magazine), University of New South Wales, Uttar Pradesh, Vikram Seth, 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede.

A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy is a novel by Vikram Seth, published in 1993.

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Akhara

Akhara or Akhada (Sanskrit and Hindi: अखाड़ा, shortened to khara Hindi: खाड़ा) is an Indian word for a place of practice with facilities for boarding, lodging and training, both in the context of Indian martial artists or a sampradaya monastery for religious renunciates in Guru–shishya tradition.

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Allahabad

Prayag, or Allahabad is a large metropolitan city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Allahabad District, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India, and the Allahabad Division.

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Allahabad Kumbh Mela

The Allahabad Kumbh Mela is a mela held every 12 years at Prayag (Allahabad), India.

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Amavasya

Amāvásyā means New moon lunar phase in Sanskrit.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Bunding

Bunding, also called a bund wall, is a constructed retaining wall around storage "where potentially polluting substances are handled, processed or stored, for the purposes of containing any unintended escape of material from that area until such time as a remedial action can be taken." Guidance Note on Storage and Transfer of Materials for Scheduled Activities page 7.

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Crowd control

Crowd control is a public security practice where large crowds are managed to prevent the outbreak of crowd crushes, affray, fights involving drunk and disorderly people or riots.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian independence movement

The Indian independence movement encompassed activities and ideas aiming to end the East India Company rule (1757–1857) and the British Indian Empire (1857–1947) in the Indian subcontinent.

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Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela, inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,, Economic Times, 7 Dec 2017.

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Levee

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List of largest peaceful gatherings

This is a list of the largest historic peaceful gatherings of people in one place for a single event.

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New moon

In astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.

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Politician

A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government.

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Sadhu

A sadhu (IAST: (male), sādhvī (female)), also spelled saddhu, is a religious ascetic, mendicant (monk) or any holy person in Hinduism and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life.

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Stampede

A stampede is uncontrolled concerted running as an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the group collectively begins running, often in an attempt to escape a perceived threat.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales (UNSW; branded as UNSW Sydney) is an Australian public research university located in the Sydney suburb of Kensington.

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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh (IAST: Uttar Pradeś) is a state in northern India.

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Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet.

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2013 Kumbh Mela stampede

On 10 February 2013, during the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, a stampede broke out at the train station in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, killing 42 people and injuring at least 45.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Kumbh_Mela_stampede

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