Ashok Nagar, Madhya Pradesh (2008)
Eight persons were crushed to death and many were injured in a stampede during the 'Rang Panchami Mela', a religious fair at Karila in Ashok Nagar district in Madhya Pradesh, on the night of March 27, 2008
Jagannath temple, Puri (2008)
Despite police bandobast, a stampede near Jagannath temple in Puri on July 4, 2008, left six pilgrims, including three women, dead and 15 injured during the annual Rath Yatra festival. The devotees were standing in front of Lion's Gate when priests accompanying the deity of Goddess Subhadra reportedly pushed them from behind, triggering the stampede.
Despite police bandobast, a stampede near Jagannath temple in Puri on July 4, 2008, left six pilgrims, including three women, dead and 15 injured during the annual Rath Yatra festival. The devotees were standing in front of Lion's Gate when priests accompanying the deity of Goddess Subhadra reportedly pushed them from behind, triggering the stampede.
Maha Kumbh, Allahabad (2013)
A stampede at a railway station in Allahabad killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on February 10, 2013, the busiest day of the Kumbh Mela at which some 30 million had gathered to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river. Twenty-seven of the dead were women, mostly elderly and poor. An eight-year-old girl was also crushed to death.
A stampede at a railway station in Allahabad killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on February 10, 2013, the busiest day of the Kumbh Mela at which some 30 million had gathered to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river. Twenty-seven of the dead were women, mostly elderly and poor. An eight-year-old girl was also crushed to death.
Maha Kumbh , Allahabad (1954)
A stampede occurred during the Kumbh Mela, the first after Independence, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, in 1954, which left more than 800 people killed. It was the main bathing day of Mauni Amavasya (New Moon) when the incident took place. What triggered the tragedy was a surge of crowd that broke the barriers to witness a procession of holy men of various akharas. Many drowned, while some were trampled. More than 2,000 people were injured in the incident.
A stampede occurred during the Kumbh Mela, the first after Independence, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, in 1954, which left more than 800 people killed. It was the main bathing day of Mauni Amavasya (New Moon) when the incident took place. What triggered the tragedy was a surge of crowd that broke the barriers to witness a procession of holy men of various akharas. Many drowned, while some were trampled. More than 2,000 people were injured in the incident.
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