At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials said. The fatalities were confirmed across 15 districts in the past 24 hours.

Dozens of children have left a void in the hearts of their loved ones with their untimely demise during the observance of a Hindu religious festival in India. At least 46 people, especially kids, have drowned while bathing in rivers and

Patna: As many as 46 people, including 37 children, lost their lives and three others went missing while taking holy dips in various water bodies in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, media reports said. The incidents were reported across 15 districts of the state on Wednesday, according to an NDTV report.

At least 46 died in a ceremony that involves bathing in local rivers and streams in Bihar State, where recent rains had raised water levels.

By bno - Chennai Office At least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned in the Indian state of Bihar as they bathed in rivers and lakes during the Hindu ‘Jitiya’ festival. The state's water bodies have been overflowing following heavy rains,