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A
c owd- elated
i cide t
at
the
Mahakaleshwa
temple
complex
i
Ujjai
has
aised
co ce s
ove
c owd
ma ageme t
du i g
the
heavy
ush
o
Sawa & squo;s
thi d
Mo day
a d
Nag
Pa chami.
Pa ic
epo tedly
sp ead
ea
the
Ha siddhi
Temple
i te sectio
afte
a
umou
of
elect ic
cu e t
t igge ed
fea
amo g
devotees
waiti g
i
lo g
queues
fo
da sha
of
the
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple.
Acco di g
to
officials
a d
local
epo ts,
a ou d
13
devotees
sustai ed
mi o
i ju ies
du i g
the
e sui g
commotio .
Some
we e
take
to
Cha ak
Hospital
fo
t eatme t,
while
othe s
eceived
fi st
aid
a d
we e
discha ged.
Autho ities
quickly
i te ve ed,
esto ed
the
ba icades
a d
wo ked
to
move
devotees
out
of
the
co gested
a ea.
Da sha
se vices
we e
late
esumed
a d
the
situatio
was
epo ted
to
be
u de
co t ol.
The
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple
is
a
majo
att actio
because
its
doo s
ope
o ly
o ce
a
yea
o
Nag
Pa chami,
d awi g
devotees
f om
ac oss
the
cou t y.
The
a ow
app oach
oute
a d
u usually
heavy
tu out
added
to
the
c owd
p essu e.
Devotees
had
epo tedly
bee
waiti g
i
queues
si ce
the
ight
befo e.
While
the
admi ist atio
said
the
situatio
was
b ought
u de
co t ol
p omptly,
some
eyewit esses
alleged
that
c owd
ma ageme t
a d
eme ge cy
assista ce
we e
i adequate.
O e
i ju ed
devotee
claimed
he
emai ed
o
the
oad
fo
a
sig ifica t
pe iod
befo e
eceivi g
help
a d
alleged
that
ba icades
collapsed
du i g
the
ush.
A othe
devotee
claimed
that
seve al
people
we e
i ju ed
a d
questio ed
the
a a geme ts
fo
ge e al
visito s
compa ed
with
facilities
available
to
VIP
visito s.
These
claims
have
ot
bee
i depe de tly
ve ified.
The
i cide t
has
e ewed
focus
o
c owd-flow
pla i g,
eme ge cy
medical
access
a d
queue
ma ageme t
at
majo
pilg image
sites
du i g
peak
eligious
occasio s.
With
la ge
umbe s
of
devotees
co ti ui g
to
visit
Ujjai
du i g
Sawa
a d
Nag
Pa chami,
autho ities
face
the
challe ge
of
mai tai i g
safe
a d
o de ly
moveme t.

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