People present at the stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha said – there was only one way for entry and exit. The exit gate was closed. VIP entry was being done from there. There was no separate way for common devotees. Police could not handle the crowd. Meanwhile, two trucks loaded with worship material entered in front of the chariot, due to which many devotees collided with the trucks and fell down. This caused a stampede. An eyewitness said that there was no policeman on the spot at the time of the accident. The ambulance was one kilometer away. People carried the injured on their hands. The husband of a deceased said – my wife kept asking for water. There was no one to listen. There was no help from the police. My wife died due to the negligence of the administration. Eyewitnesses said that the situation near the temple was bad since night. The polythene on which the devotees were sitting became slippery in the rain, due to which people kept falling. There was a stampede near Gundicha temple during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri on Sunday morning at 4:20. Three devotees died in this. More than 50 were injured. The accident took place in front of Gundicha temple, about 3 km away from Jagannath temple. A huge crowd had gathered here to see the Nandighosha chariot of Lord Jagannath. 3 pictures of the stampede in Puri… Jagannath ji’s chariot arrived later, people started competing to see it. In Puri’s Rath Yatra, the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are parked in front of their aunt’s house, Gundicha temple, for 9 days. The chariots of Balabhadra and Subhadra had already reached here. The Jagannath chariot arrived later, due to which people started competing to see it. During this, a stampede occurred, in which many people were crushed by the falling. It is being told that adequate police force was not deployed there at the time of the incident. The names of the people who died in the accident are Basanti Sahu (36), Prem Kanti Mahanthy (78) and Prabhati Das. Their bodies have been kept in Puri Medical College. Hundreds of devotees fell ill on Friday Earlier on Friday (27 June), more than 625 devotees fell ill due to the increasing pressure of the crowd around the chariot of Goddess Subhadra. According to the administration, 70 people were admitted to the hospital. The condition of 9 of them is said to be critical. Rath Yatra started on Friday, completed on Sunday Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra started in Puri on Friday (27 June) at 4 pm. First of all, the chariot of Lord Balabhadra was pulled. After this, the chariots of Subhadra and Jagannath were pulled. On the first day, the chariot of Balabhadra was pulled for 200 meters, the chariots of Subhadra-Lord Jagannath were also pulled for some distance. The Rath Yatra started again at 10 am on Saturday. The devotees started pulling all the three chariots. Lord Balabhadra’s chariot Taladhwaj at 11.20 am and Devi Subhadra’s Darpadalan chariot at 12.20 pm and after this Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosha chariot reached Gundicha temple at 1.11 pm. 4 pictures of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra… Last 2 accidents during Jagannath Rath Yatra.. 2024- 2 killed, many injured in stampede In 2024, Jagannath Rath Yatra was organized on 7-8 July. On the first day of Rath Yatra on 7 July, more than 10 lakh devotees had reached, due to which a stampede situation arose. During the stampede, 2 devotees died due to panic and many were also injured. 2008- 6 devotees died in stampede In 2008, Jagannath Yatra was organized on 4-5 July. On the first day of the Yatra, on 4th July, a stampede took place outside the Lord Jagannath temple in front of Singhdwar in which 6 devotees died and more than 12 people were injured. 3 women were also among those who died. This accident happened when Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra were being brought out of the temple for Rath Yatra. ————————– Read this news related to the stampede too… Stampede in Goa’s Shirgaon, 7 dead, 50 injured: Accident due to falling of electric wire, people fell on each other; 20 in critical condition, PM expressed grief 7 people died in the stampede that took place on the night of 1st May during Shri Lairai Jatra (yatra) in Goa’s Shirgaon. The information came on the morning of 2nd May. More than 50 people are injured in the accident, out of which 20 are critical. Relief and rescue work is going on. The death toll may increase. Read the full news…
