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Puri Rath Yatra crowd surge kills one, hospitalises seven
NDTV··17 Jul
During the Puri Rath Yatra on July 16, a crowd surge on Grand Road left one devotee aged over 60 dead among seven hospitalised after feeling unwell. Emergency teams rescued nearly 100 pilgrims from suffocation amid heavy congestion. In a separate incident, another devotee aged above 35 died after cardiac arrest despite immediate medical care, officials said.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Pilgrims attending Rath Yatra should be aware of crowd safety risks on Grand Road.
- Medical teams rescued nearly 100 devotees but heavy congestion caused multiple incidents.
- Future festival attendance may see tighter crowd control measures along the procession route.
What's Happening
- One devotee aged over 60 died among seven hospitalised after a July 16 crowd surge.
- Emergency teams rescued nearly 100 pilgrims from suffocation amid heavy congestion.
- A second devotee aged above 35 died separately from cardiac arrest, officials said.
Rath Yatra Context
- The festival draws lakhs of devotees to Puri each year.
- Deities are carried in chariots from Jagannath Temple to Gundicha Temple.
- Last year three people died in a stampede near Gundicha Temple during Rath Yatra.
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