Stampede at Godavari Pushkaram festival in Rajahmundry leaves at least 17 dead

There was a major tragedy shortly after the beginning of `Godavari Pushkaram', the once in 144-year event dedicated to worshipping rivers in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. There was a stampede and 17 pilgrims, mostly women, died in the Rajahmundry Pushkar ghat on the occasion of the ‘Pushkaram' festival in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 14 July 2015.

The dead included at least 13 women and more than 20 others were injured and shifted to hospitals. The incident occurred when a large number of pilgrims rushed towards one of the gates of Kotagummam pushkar ghat on the banks of Godavari River to take the holy dip.
The 'Pushakaram' festival is a similar to the 'Kumbh Mela' that is held alongside rivers elsewhere in the country and taking a holy dip in the river is the main ritual of the festival.
It is possible that the toll may go up since some bodies were still believed to be lying at the spot.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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