A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday.

(Changes slug adding STAMPEDE) (Reuters) -Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday,

A barrier reportedly broke during a holy bath, injuring several devotees at the world's largest religious gathering.

Emergency workers have been pictured ferrying people out of the festival on stretchers after a barrier broke, causing a stampede.

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Ravindra Puri announced that seers have called off their Mauni Amavasya's Amrit Snan due to a stampede-like situation at the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh.

A stampede-like incident occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Uttar Pradesh, India, leading to multiple feared casualties. The news, reported by The Hindu newspaper, highlights an unfortunate disruption at the renowned Hindu religious festival.

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,