Selfies banned at India's Kumbh Mela festival to prevent stampedes
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
Fred LambertHARIDWAR, India, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of the Kumbh Mela festival in India are imposing a selfie ban in order to prevent the flow of river bathers from slowing, panicking and stampeding.