At least 147 people are killed in a stampede at a temple in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan as Hindus gathered to begin religious festival.
At least 147 people are killed in a stampede at a temple in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan as Hindus gathered to begin religious festival.
A wall near the temple is said to have collapsed, causing panic among thousands of gathered devotees.
The stampede occurred at the Chamunda temple, inside a fort on the top of a hill near the historic town of Jodhpur, in Rajasthan.
Witnesses say authorities tried to stop piligrims from entering the temple to make way for a VIP. But police gave a different account saying it started after a barricade near the temple broke and people started running down a steep slope, falling over each other.
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