Several feared dead in stampede at temple in India’s Bihar

Record ID: 2371866

  • Title: Several feared dead in stampede at temple in India’s Bihar
  • Date: 31st March 2026
  • Summary: NALANDA, BIHAR, INDIA (MARCH 31, 2026) (ANI - No use India) CROWD OF PEOPLE AND ELECTRONIC RICKSHAWS AT ENTRANCE OF TEMPLE DEDICATED TO HINDU DEITY WHERE STAMPEDE HAS OCCURRED LANDMARK ENTRYWAY OF TEMPLE WOMEN CRYING AND PUSHING EACH OTHER WHILE WALKING CROWD OF DEVOTEES WALKING NEAR STAMPEDE SITE AMBULANCE MOVING AMID CROWD NEAR STAMPEDE SITE POLICE PERSONNEL WALKING NEAR
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  • Keywords: Bihar Nalanda crowd devotees overcrowding rush stampede women
  • Location: NALANDA, BIHAR, INDIA
  • City: NALANDA, BIHAR, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001O1KG37Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Several people were dead and scores were injured in a stampede at a temple in India's eastern Bihar state on Tuesday (March 31).
    The incident occurred at the Hindu Goddess Sheetla temple, where hundreds of devotees, especially women, gathered to offer prayers on an auspicious Tuesday, as per the Hindu calendar.
    Local media reported that at least eight people had died and several were injured in the incident.
    Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India in January 2025 as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival.
  • Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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