▁of ▁future ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁dec ades . ▁This ▁tra ged y ▁has ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁gr im ▁rem inder ▁to ▁M ela ▁pl ann ers ▁and ▁district ▁administr ators ▁as ▁crow ds ▁have ▁progress ively ▁increased , ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁ 8 0 – 1 0 0 ▁million ▁people ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁K umb h ▁M ela , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁gather ing ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Among ▁the ▁other ▁K umb h ▁M ela ▁stamp edes , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁( 3 9 ▁death s ), 2 0 1 0 ▁( 7 ▁death s ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( ▁ 3 6 ▁death s ). ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁K umb h ▁M ela ▁St amp ede ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁novel ▁A ▁Su itable ▁Boy ▁by ▁Vik ram ▁S eth . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁called ▁" P ul ▁M ela " ▁instead ▁of ▁" K umb h ▁M ela ". ▁In ▁the ▁novel ▁written ▁by ▁K alk ut ▁( Sam ares h ▁Bas u ) ▁- ▁' Am rito ▁K umb her ▁Sand h ane ', ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁of ▁the ▁stamp ede