During important religious holidays in India, fatal incidents at places of worship are frequent because of inadequate crowd control and safety violations.
Officials said Thursday that at least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious event in India, while numerous others were injured.
In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, a large crowd had assembled to pick up admittance tokens for the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple when the rush started on Wednesday.
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Six devotees have died as a result of the tragic occurrence. The spokesperson for the Telugu Desam Party, which rules the state, Prem Kumar Jain, told reporters, “I ask God to grant the deceased peace.”
The families of the deceased received condolences from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the social media site X, his office posted, “My thoughts are with those who have lost their near and dear ones.”
A Hindu religious gathering in northern Uttar Pradesh state in July of last year claimed the lives of 121 persons.
In 2016, a massive explosion at a temple in the southern Kerala state that was brought on by a prohibited fireworks display for the Hindu new year claimed another 112 lives.
Days before the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival of prayer and holy bathing that is anticipated to be the biggest religious assembly in history, began on Wednesday, the incident occurred. Officials estimate that up to 400 million pilgrims will attend.
– Deeprows News
