{"id":43423,"date":"2025-02-13T04:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/india-new-year-celebration-footage-falsely-linked-to-hindu-festival\/13\/02\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T04:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:55:38","slug":"india-new-year-celebration-footage-falsely-linked-to-hindu-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/india-new-year-celebration-footage-falsely-linked-to-hindu-festival\/13\/02\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"India new year celebration footage falsely linked to Hindu festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__1H0Y3\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-[2]\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\":R2mcb3dd8aqfnntkq:\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__CfX7D\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\":Rcb3dd8aqfnntkqH1:\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\":Rcb3dd8aqfnntkq:\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Social <\/span>media users <span>falsely claim<\/span> an old video of a crowded alleyway was filmed at the Kumbh Mela in India days after at least 30 people died in a stampede at the Hindu festival. Posts sharing the clip criticise Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member and ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his mismanagement of the event. However, the footage was filmed during New Year festivities in the town of Barsana &#8212; hundreds of kilometres away from the celebrations in <span>Prayagraj<\/span>.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;BJP doesn&#8217;t care about people&#8217;s lives. Is this the arrangement at the Kumbh Mela for the common man?&#8221; <span>says <\/span>the Hindi-language caption of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7J5K-YAAJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> post shared February 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post shares a clip of a crowd in a narrow alleyway with text that says: &#8220;Yogi&#8217;s government claims this is the arrangement at the Kumbh Mela. There is neither any organisation nor any care for people&#8217;s lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post taken February 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The false claim surfaced after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/india-says-420m-pilgrims-have-visited-hindu-mega-festival-c46c94c5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:stampede;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">stampede<\/a> at the festival on January 29 killed at least 30 people and injured 90 others (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250212015055\/https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/india-says-420m-pilgrims-have-visited-hindu-mega-festival-c46c94c5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).\u00a0The deaths took the sheen off Adityanath and his government&#8217;s claims of stellar event management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The festival is a six-week-long Hindu celebration of prayer and bathing held every 12 years in the northern city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state. In 2025 it ends February 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video circulated alongside similar claims\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CD25-QCHF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:elsewhere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">elsewhere<\/a> on Instagram and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Z76F-GK32\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, where it accumulated more than 900,000 views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the video predates the festival and was filmed in another district of Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Barsana<\/span>, not Prayagraj<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36RH9NT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reverse image searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reverse image searches<\/a> on Google surfaced a video showing the same <span>scene <\/span>posted January 2, 2025 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEUPSASPS3r\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/KHH6-RLQC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post&#8217;s Hindi-language caption says: &#8220;(The locals) had told them not to come at this time, but no one listened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Text overlaid on the video reads: &#8220;People trapped in the streets of Barsana. 1 January <span>2025<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the false video (L) and the clip filmed January 1&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"430\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/X00W8h.5Rqm7M1tPHHcbvg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQzMA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/0ed55becac8ef46bf01a77314877768d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 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href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/15rknBJAEr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a> showing the same crowd uploaded to Facebook on <span>January <\/span>1 by Shyam Sundar Goswami, a priest from the Barsana temple <span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/DYS5-XGX2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The clip&#8217;s caption says: &#8220;Look at these people stuck in the crowd in Barsana.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same elements in the false video appear at the two-minute mark of the clip from the priest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Comparison of the false video (L) and the video filmed by the priest, with the same elements highlighted by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"799\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WoZYfpGhUIJGkN8FQpWf7w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc5OQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/47d0f30111578e2aa7ced57c92ab5160\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path 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