List of human stampedes in Hindu temples

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The List of human stampedes in Hindu temples/holy places in India includes:

Human stampedes in Hindu Temples in India
LocationDateKilledInjured
Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj 30 January 202530+60+
8 January 2025640+
Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, 1 January 20221216 Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh [1] [2]
Puttingal Devi temple Kollam Kerala 10 April 2016106383
Ujjain Simhastha Mela, MP [3] 5 May 201610+100+
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar March 18204301000+
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar March 198650200+
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad January 184050+100+
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad January 190650+100+
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad January 198650+100+
Rajmundary Godavari Pushkar mela AP14 July 20152960
Chitrakoot Satna MP25 August 20141060+
Ratangarh Mata Temple, Datia, MP [4] [5] [6] 13 October 2013115110+
Allahabad Kumbh mela Railway Station10 February 20133650+
Bijasan Devi Salkanpur MP21 October 2012335
Satsang, Deoghar, Jharkhand [7] 24 September 20121230
Hussain Tekri Ratlam MP14 Jan 201212
Sabarimala, Kerala [8] 15 January 2011102100+[ citation needed ]
Kripalu Maharaj Ashram, Kunda, UP [9] 4 March 20106374
Naina Devi temple, Himachal Pradesh [10] [11] 3 August 2008146150
Naina Devi temple, Himachal Pradesh [12] 3 August 197865[ citation needed ]
Chamunda Devi temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan [13] [14] [15] 30 September 2008224425+
Karila Devi Temple Ashok Nagar MP27 March 2008930+
Mandher Devi temple, Satara, Maharashtra [11] 25 January 2005291600+[ citation needed ]
Sharda Devi Maihar MP17 November 2001522
Sabarimala, Kerala [8] 14 January 199952200+[ citation needed ]
Ujjain, MP and Haridwar, Uttarakhand [16] [17] 15 July 19966075
Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu [18] 18 February 199248+74[ citation needed ]
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, UP [19] [20] [21] 3 February 1954500–800+100–2000+
Kumbh Mela, Nashik [22] [19] 27 August 20033957
Jagannath Puri, Orissa [23] 3 July 2008615
Makar Sankranti, Gangasagar mela, W.Bengal [24] 14 January 201079
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand [25] 14 April 2010717
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 10 February 20133639
2025 MahaKumbh stampede [26] [27] 29 January 202530


Deaths in Hindu Temples, holy place or while going to it, because of Natural Disaster, terrorist attack etc., other than above list of Human stampedes.
LocationDateKilledInjured
Ratangarh Mata Temple, Datia, MP [28] 1 October 200656200+[ citation needed ]
2013 Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand 14 June 20136,000+10,000+
Raghunath Temple attack, Jammu 30 March 20021120+
Raghunath Temple attack, Jammu 24 November 20021350+
Akshardham Temple attack, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 24 September 20023380+
Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Ayodhya, UP 5 July 20053+5+
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple attack, Varanasi, UP 7 March 20063+50+

See also

References

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  8. 1 2 "Sabarimala: Govt, temple board draw flak for neglecting reports". Hindustan Times . Thiruvananthapuram. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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  11. 1 2 Patil, Gangadhar (15 October 2013). "Madhya Pradesh temple stampede: 27 of 29 stampedes in country in last five years at religious places". dnaIndia.com. New Delhi, India: Diligent Media Corporation. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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  19. 1 2 Maseeh Rahman in New Delhi (28 August 2003). "Holy man's gift blamed for 39 dead in stampede". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  20. ↑ The Urn Festival TIME , 8 February 1960.
  21. ↑ 1954 Kumbh stampede Law and Order in India, by N. S. Saksena. Published by Abhinav Publications, 1987. ISBN   81-7017-216-0. Page 81, Page 164.
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  23. ↑ "6 die in stampede at Puri Rath Yatra - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Seven killed in stampede at Gangasagar mela - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  25. ↑ "Seven die in Kumbh stampede, two drown". The Times of India . 15 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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