Puri Rath Yatra: One killed, over 100 devotees faint amid stampede-like scenario | India Information
NEW DELHI: One devotee died and greater than 100 others fainted on Thursday after stampede-like rush throughout the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri, officers mentioned.In response to preliminary stories, the devotee collapsed after feeling suffocated within the crowd and was taken to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, the place he was declared useless. Emergency rescue groups and safety personnel rushed to the spot, evacuating a number of individuals on stretchers and offering speedy medical help as the gang swelled close to the Singhadwara of the Jagannath Temple.The incident occurred because the world-famous Rath Yatra started with lakhs of devotees lining the Grand Street (Badadanda) to witness the deities being taken out within the conventional Pahandi procession.Following centuries-old rituals, Lord Sudarshan was introduced out first, adopted by Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. After ceremonial rituals, together with the Chhera Pahanra carried out by Puri’s Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, devotees started pulling the three chariots in direction of the Gundicha Temple at round 2 pm.Final yr, the Jagannath Rath Yatra was marred by a lethal stampede close to the Gundicha Temple in Puri. Three devotees have been killed and greater than 50 others have been injured after chaos broke out between 4 am and 5 am as 1000’s of pilgrims had gathered for the rituals. The stampede was triggered when two ritual vans entered an already congested space, resulting in panic amongst devotees.Additional particulars are awaited.
