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At least 30 people have died following a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering in India, authorities said.

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.