List of human stampedes in Hindu temples
The List of Human stampedes in Hindu Temples / Holy Places in India includes:
Location | Date | Killed | Injured |
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Puttingal Devi temple Kollam Kerala | 10 April 2016 | 106 | 383 |
Ujjain Simhastha Mela, MP[1] | 5 May 2016 | 10+ | 100+ |
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar | March 1820 | 430 | 1000+ |
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar | March 1986 | 50 | 200+ |
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad | January 1840 | 50+ | 100+ |
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad | January 1906 | 50+ | 100+ |
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad | January 1986 | 50+ | 100+ |
Rajmundary Godavari Pushkar mela AP | 14 July 2015 | 29 | 60 |
Chitrakoot Satna MP | 25 August 2014 | 10 | 60+ |
Ratangarh Mata Temple, Datia, MP[2][3][4] | 13 October 2013 | 115 | 110+ |
Allahabad Kumbh mela Railway Station | 10 February 2013 | 36 | 50+ |
Bijasan Devi Salkanpur MP | 21 October 2012 | 3 | 35 |
Satsang, Deoghar, Jharkhand[5] | 24 September 2012 | 12 | 30 |
Hussain Tekri Ratlam MP | 14 Jan 2012 | 12 | |
Sabarimala, Kerala[6] | 15 January 2011 | 102 | 100+[citation needed] |
Kripalu Maharaj Ashram, Kunda, UP[7] | 4 March 2010 | 63 | 74 |
Naina Devi temple, Himachal Pradesh[8][9] | 3 August 2008 | 146 | 150 |
Naina Devi temple, Himachal Pradesh[10] | 3 August 1978 | 65 | [citation needed] |
Chamunda Devi temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan[11][12][13] | 30 September 2008 | 224 | 425+ |
Karila Devi Temple Ashok Nagar MP | 27 March 2008 | 9 | 30+ |
Mandher Devi temple, Satara, Maharashtra[9] | 25 January 2005 | 291 | 600+[citation needed] |
Sharda Devi Maihar MP | 17 November 2001 | 5 | 22 |
Sabarimala, Kerala[6] | 14 January 1999 | 52 | 200+[citation needed] |
Ujjain, MP and Haridwar, Uttarakhand[14][15] | 15 July 1996 | 60 | 75 |
Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu[16] | 18 February 1992 | 48+ | 74[citation needed] |
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, UP[17][18][19] | 3 February 1954 | 500–800+ | 100–2000+ |
Kumbh Mela, Nashik[20][21] | 27 August 2003 | 39 | 57 |
Jagannath Puri, Orissa[22] | 3 July 2008 | 6 | 15 |
Makar Sankranti, Gangasagar mela, W.Bengal[23] | 14 January 2010 | 7 | 9 |
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand[24] | 14 April 2010 | 7 | 17 |
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | 10 February 2013 | 36 | 39 |
Location | Date | Killed | Injured |
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Ratangarh Mata Temple, Datia, MP[25] | 1 October 2006 | 56 | 200+[citation needed] |
2013 Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand | 14 June 2013 | 6,000+ | 10,000+ |
Raghunath Temple attack, Jammu | 30 March 2002 | 11 | 20+ |
Raghunath Temple attack, Jammu | 24 November 2002 | 13 | 50+ |
Akshardham Temple attack, Gandhinagar, Gujarat | 24 September 2002 | 33 | 80+ |
Ram Janmabhoomi attack, Ayodhya, UP | 5 July 2005 | 3+ | 5+ |
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple attack, Varanasi, UP | 7 March 2006 | 3+ | 50+ |
See also
- List of largest Hindu temples
- List of tallest Gopurams
- List of large temple tanks
- Lists of Hindu temples by country
References
- ^ "Stampede at Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain".
- ^ "India temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh 'kills 115'". BBC. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "CBI begins probe in Ratangarh temple stampede". The Economic Times. Datia, India. PTI. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Death toll in MP stampede reaches 115; Congress wants CM to quit". The Times of India. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ Haque, Saiful (24 September 2012). "12 dead, 30 injured in a stampede at Satsang Ashram in Jharkhand". Ranchi, India: India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Special Correspondent (11 March 2010). "Mayawati announces compensation for victims of ashram stampede". The Hindu. Lucknow, India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Megha Mann; Jai Kumar (3 August 2008). "146 die in Naina Devi stampede". Anandpur Sahib / Bilaspur: The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Bodh, Anand (4 August 2008). "30 years ago, similar tragedy at shrine had claimed 65 lives". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ^ "India stampede death toll rises". BBC News. Jodhpur, India. IANS. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Death toll in Jodhpur temple stampede rises to 224". Hindustan Times. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Emily Wax (The Washington Post) (1 October 2008). "Death toll rises to 168 in Indian stampede". New Delhi, India: The Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Reuter, Mohan Narvaria (16 July 1996). "60 Hindus die in festival crush". The Independent. Ujjain, India. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Niticentral Staff (14 October 2013). "Stampedes that shook the nation". Niticentral. Niti Digital Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Mahamaham Stampede Deaths in Tamil Nadu". Vol. 27, no. 13. Economic and Political Weekly. 28 March 1992. pp. 625–627. JSTOR 4397722.
- ^ The worst stampede was in Allahabad in 1954, killing 800. The Guardian, 28 August 2003.
- ^ The Urn Festival TIME, 8 February 1960.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Hindu : 39 killed in Kumbh Mela stampede". Hinduonnet.com. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Maseeh Rahman in New Delhi (28 August 2003). "Holy man's gift blamed for 39 dead in stampede". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "6 die in stampede at Puri Rath Yatra - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Seven killed in stampede at Gangasagar mela - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Seven die in Kumbh stampede, two drown". The Times of India. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Special Correspondent (3 October 2006). "'Communication gap' kills 100". Bhopal, India: The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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