Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious gatherings, but a video shared online does not show a "huge fire" that injured eight at the mass Hindu mela,

A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, but the blaze was quickly brought under control and no injuries were reported,

Two parked vehicles caught fire in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on the road to Mahakumbh Mela due to extreme heat. Fire engines controlled the blaze, and no casualties were reported.