India, Jan. 29 -- Hours after a stampede broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, January 29, at the Triveni Sangam at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that the administration is trying to make sure that 'amrit snan' is conducted peacefully and that the situation is now under control. He said that the akharas have agreed to let the devotees take the holy dip first.

On the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, one of the most sacred occasions of the Maha Kumbh, crores of devotees gathered at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of three rivers- Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati to take a holy dip, which led to a stampede.

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Addressing the tragedy, Yogi Adityanath said, "Last n...