The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, where millions of Hindu devotees gathered for a ritual bath at the confluence of three sacred rivers.

More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the most auspicious day of the six-week Hindu festival.

Produced by Geeta Pandey and Zoya Mateen in Delhi Officials had predicted up to 100 million people were expected to attend the bathing day at the Kumbh Mela - one of the world's biggest religious festivals If you're just joining us,