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The List of Human stampedes in Hindu Temples / Holy Places in India includes:

Human stampedes in Hindu Temples in India
Location Date Killed Injured
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


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.
Location Date Killed Injured
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

References

  1. ^ "Stampede at Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain".
  2. ^ "India temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh 'kills 115'". BBC. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ "CBI begins probe in Ratangarh temple stampede". Datia, India: The Economic Times. PTI. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Death toll in MP stampede reaches 115; Congress wants CM to quit". Times of India. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Sabarimala: Govt, temple board draw flak for neglecting reports". Thiruvananthapuram: Hindustan Times. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. ^ Special Correspondent (11 March 2010). "Mayawati announces compensation for victims of ashram stampede". Lucknow, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 6 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Megha Mann; Jai Kumar (3 August 2008). "146 die in Naina Devi stampede". Anandpur Sahib / Bilaspur: The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Bodh, Anand (4 August 2008). "30 years ago, similar tragedy at shrine had claimed 65 lives". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  11. ^ "India stampede death toll rises". Jodhpur, India: BBC News. IANS. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Reuter, Mohan Narvaria (16 July 1996). "60 Hindus die in festival crush". Ujjain, India: The Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Mahamaham Stampede Deaths in Tamil Nadu". Vol. 27, no. 13. Economic and Political Weekly. 28 March 1992. pp. 625–627. JSTOR 4397722.
  17. ^ The worst stampede was in Allahabad in 1954, killing 800. The Guardian, 28 August 2003.
  18. ^ The Urn Festival TIME, 8 February 1960.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ Maseeh Rahman in New Delhi (28 August 2003). "Holy man's gift blamed for 39 dead in stampede | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  22. ^ "6 die in stampede at Puri Rath Yatra - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  23. ^ "Seven killed in stampede at Gangasagar mela - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  24. ^ "Seven die in Kumbh stampede, two drown". The Times of India. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  25. ^ Special Correspondent (3 October 2006). "'Communication gap' kills 100". Bhopal, India: The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 6 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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