Mahakumbh 2025, Jan. 29 -- The seers have called off the auspicious Mauni Amavasya's 'Amrit Snan' after a stampede that left at least 15 dead and many others injured at Mahakumbh 2025 in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Ravindra Puri said that the seers representing at least 13 Akharas have postponed the holy dip due to the incident.

"You would've seen what happened in the morning, and that's why we have decided to... All of our saints and seers were ready for the 'snan' when we were informed about this incident. That's why we have decided to call off our 'snan' on 'Mauni Amavasya'," Mahant Ravindra Puri told news agency PTI.

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