‘Tent fell, barricades collapsed’: Stampede-like situation at Ujjain temple leaves devotees injured

Seve al
devotees
we e
epo tedly
i ju ed
afte
a
stampede-like
situatio
b oke
out
ea
temple
complex

NEW
DELHI:
Seve al
devotees
we e
epo tedly
i ju ed
afte
a
stampede-like
situatio
b oke
out
ea
the
Mahakaleshwa
Temple
complex
i
Madhya
P adesh’s
Ujjai
o
Mo day,
amid
a
massive
c owd
gathe ed
fo

Nag
Pa chami
a d
Sawa
Somva .The
i cide t
was
epo ted
ea
Ha siddhi
Chau aha
afte
a
umou
about
elect ic
cu e t
i
ba icades
t igge ed
pa ic
amo g
devotees
headi g
towa ds
the
Sh i
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple,
acco di g
to
ANI.
Some
ba icades
epo tedly
b oke
as
the
c owd
su ged,
leavi g
seve al
devotees
i ju ed.The
i ju ed
we e
take
to
Cha ak
Hospital
fo
t eatme t,
while
Ujjai
Collecto
a d
Supe i te de t
of
Police
eached
the
spot
a d
took
cha ge
of
the
situatio .Howeve ,
the
temple
admi ist atio
de ied
that
a y
chaos
o
stampede
had
occu ed
i side
the
temple
a d
said
devotees
we e
co ti ui g
to
have
da sha
without
dis uptio .Temple
admi ist atio
de ies
stampedeMahakal
Temple
admi ist ato
P atham
Kaushik
told
ANI
that
da sha
at
the
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple
was
co ti ui g
smoothly
despite
the
u usually
la ge
c owd.”O
the
occasio
of
Nag
Pa chami,
da sha
at
Nag
Cha d eshwa
Ma di
at
Sh i
Mahakaleshwa
Ma di
is
co ti uously
goi g
o …So,

it
is
impo ta t
to
cla ify
that
o
chaos
o
a y
such
i cide t
has
occu ed
at
the
temple.
All
devotees
a e
havi g
da sha
at
the
temple
seamlessly.
Due
to
Nag
Pa chami
a d
Sawa
Somva
today,
a
massive
umbe
of
devotees
had
da sha
today.
Till
12
oo
today,
mo e
tha
6
lakh
devotees
had
da sha
of
Bhagwa
Nag
Cha d eshwa
a d
mo e
tha
2
lakh
devotees
had
da sha
of
Lo d
Sh i
Mahakaleshwa .
All
devotees
have
bee
p ovided
eve y
possible
facilities
by
the
temple
admi ist atio .
Da sha
co ti ues
at
the
temple.”The
temple
admi ist atio
said
the
la ge
tu out
was
li ked
to
Nag
Pa chami
coi cidi g
with
Mo day
du i g
the
holy
mo th
of
Sh ava .The
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple,
located
atop
the
Mahakaleshwa
Temple,
ope s
o ly
o ce
a
yea
fo
24
hou s
o
the
occasio
of
Nag
Pa chami.
Thousa ds
of
devotees
gathe
to
seek
the
blessi gs
of
Lo d
Nagcha d eshwa
du i g
the
a ual
ope i g.Devotees
epo t
i ju ies
ea
Ha siddhi
Chau ahaWhile
the
temple
admi ist atio
de ied
a y
i cide t
i side
the
temple,
epo ts
eme ged
of
devotees
bei g
i ju ed
i
the
a ea
a ou d
Ha siddhi
Chau aha.A
woma
whose
so
was
admitted
to
hospital
told
ANI
that
he
was
i ju ed
afte
bei g
caught
u de
a
ba icade
while
headi g
towa ds
the
temple.”This
occu ed
at
Ha siddhi
Chau aha.
He
came
u de
a
ba icade
whe
he
was
goi g
fo
a
da sha
at
Nath
Cha d eshwa
Ma di .
A
stampede
had
b oke
out
the e.
Nobody
helped
him.
O ly
o e
ma
ca ied
him
he e…”
she
said.O e
of
the
i ju ed,
Saga ,
said
he
had
bee
waiti g
i
the
queue
fo
seve al
hou s
befo e
the
i cide t
occu ed.”I
was
i
the
queue
at
Mahakal
Ma di
fo
the
da sha .
Afte
seve
to
eight
hou s,
I
eached
Ha siddhi
Chau aha.
We
stood
the e
fo
two
hou s.
The
c owd
was
swelli g
a d
si ce
it
was
time
fo
the
aa ti,
we
we e
stopped
the e.
Sudde ly,
the
ba icades
we e
ope ed
a d
a
stampede
b oke
out,”
he
said.

He
said
he
was
t apped
a d
i ju ed
afte
the
ba icades
collapsed.”The
te t
fell,
a d
all
the
ba icades
fell
too.
Both
of
my
legs
we e
caught
u de
the
ba icade.
O e
of
my
legs
is
f actu ed.
The
a a geme ts
we e
eally
poo
at
the
temple.
Nobody
helped
me.
O ly
o e
ma
came
a d
helped
me;
he
ca ied
me
to
a
health
camp,
f om
whe e
I
was
take
away
i
a
ambula ce,”
Saga
was
quoted
as
sayi g
by
ews
age cy
ANI.
Chaos
was
also
epo ted
ea
Bada
Ga esh
Temple,
Neelka th
Squa e
a d
alo g
the
oute
f om
Ka k
Raj
Pa ki g
towa ds
the
Ha siddhi
e t a ce.Officials
subseque tly
eached
the
affected
a eas
a d
wo ked
to
esto e
o de
as
devotees
co ti ued
to
a ive
at
the
temple
complex.The
i cide t
occu ed
amid
o e
of
the
yea ‘s
biggest
eligious
gathe i gs
i
Ujjai ,
with
the
simulta eous
obse va ce
of
Nag
Pa chami
a d
Sawa
Somva
d awi g
lakhs
of
devotees
to
the
Mahakaleshwa
temple.

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