A
c owd- elated
i cide t
was
epo ted
at
the
Mahakaleshwa
temple
complex
i
Ujjai
o
Sawa & squo;s
thi d
Mo day,
addi g
to
a
se ies
of
i cide ts
epo ted
at
majo
eligious
desti atio s
du i g
the
day.
Pa ic
epo tedly
b oke
out
ea
the
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple
afte
a
umou
about
elect ic
cu e t
sp ead
amo g
devotees
waiti g
i
a
lo g
queue
fo
da sha .
Thousa ds
of
devotees
had
gathe ed
to
visit
the
Nagcha d eshwa
Temple,
which
ope s
o ly
o ce
a
yea
o
Nag
Pa chami.
The
a e
a ual
ope i g
d aws
la ge
c owds,
with
devotees
a ivi g
hou s
i
adva ce
a d
waiti g
i
lo g
queues
fo
a
oppo tu ity
to
offe
p aye s.
Acco di g
to
the
i itial
i fo matio
i
the
epo t,
the
umou
of
cu e t
i
the
queue
t igge ed
fea
a d
sudde
moveme t
amo g
devotees.
The
esulti g
commotio
c eated
stampede-like
co ditio s,
with
at
least
two
devotees
epo tedly
i ju ed.
Police
pe so el
deployed
at
the
site
moved
quickly
to
co t ol
the
c owd
a d
p eve t
the
situatio
f om
escalati g
fu the .
The
i cide t
occu ed
amid
a
exceptio ally
heavy
eligious
tu out
i
Ujjai ,
whe e
devotees
also
visit
the
Mahakaleshwa
Temple
du i g
the
holy
mo th
of
Sawa .
The
combi atio
of
the
thi d
Mo day
of
Sawa
a d
Nag
Pa chami
has
esulted
i
a
sig ifica t
i c ease
i
footfall
at
the
temple
complex.
The
latest
i cide t
has
aised
co ce s
about
c owd
ma ageme t,
eme ge cy
p epa ed ess
a d
the
impact
of
u ve ified
umou s
i
de sely
packed
queues.
Autho ities
a e
expected
to
mai tai
heighte ed
vigila ce
as
devotees
co ti ue
to
a ive
fo
da sha .
The
situatio
was
b ought
u de
co t ol
by
the
police,
a d
effo ts
we e
made
to
egulate
the
moveme t
of
devotees.
Fu the
details
ega di g
the
umbe
a d
co ditio
of
those
i ju ed
a e
awaited.
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