NEW : A local official arrives , claiming responsibility for the incident . Local media report grim scenes of bodies spread across the floor at the station . The rail station incident mars the world 's largest religious festival . An estimated one million Hindu pilgrims came to fish in the Ganges River .
NEW : A local official resigns , taking responsibility for the disaster . Local media report grim scenes of bodies spread across the floor at the station . The rail station stampede mars the world 's largest religious festival . An estimated 40 million Hindu pilgrims came to bathe in the Ganges River .