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Major stampedes at Indian temples in last 10 years

New Delhi: At least nine devotees were killed and dozens injured in a stampede during circumambulation (parikrama) of Kamdgiri Hill in Chitrakoot, which falls in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. Locals said that the incident took





Jan 26, 2005: Thousands of devotees thronging Mandhar Devi temple, Maharashtra, panicked after sparks flew from an electrical short circuit in the wiring. The crowds rushed to a narrow path leading to the temple, and a stampede resulted. As people tripped and fell over each other, 350 died; over 200 were injured.


August 2003:
In Nashik, Maharashtra, 40 pilgrims were killed and 125 injured during a stampede at the Kumbh Mela.




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