Another stampede at a religious gathering – at least 11 trampled to death in Deoghar

It was yet another stampede during a religious gathering in which at least 11 devotees were trampled to death and another 50 injured – this time the venue was the annual Sawan Somvar celebrations at Deogarh's Belabagan temple in Jharkhand.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 10 August 2015.

Preliminary findings indicate that the stampede happened because the lane leading to the temple is narrow and congested, and the local administration was unable to handle the crowd that had gathered there. The death toll could rise.
It seems people had begun to gather from 10 at night and the doors of the temple are thrown open only at 4 early morning.
One month earlier, on 16 July, there was a stampede in Rajahmundry - 27 people, mostly elderly women, were crushed to death in a stampede on the banks of the River Godavari – it was the first day of a major religious festival. At least 25 people were injured in the stampede. The festival was the "Maha Pushkaralu" – this occurs once every 144 years, based on astronomical configurations.
It is most unfortunate that religious beliefs draw many of the devotees to their deaths. A general belief is that on auspicious occasions, visiting a temple or taking a holy dip in rivers can help wash away all sins and help to achieve moksha – or get a place assured in Heaven.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

Some more interesting 'must reads'-

Take care of the heart – a few dos and don’ts

Chinese research finds that spicy food is the secret to a long life

Swatchh Bharat campaign takes a beating in Delhi itself


Dame Julie Andrews to direct new ‘My Fair Lady’ in Sydney for 60th birthday of Opera Australia

There is a fight scene between Captain America and Spiderman in ‘Civil War’

Shah Rukh Khan’s fond wish - to see Ethan Hunt and James Bond in one movie


Parts of lost plane MH370 of Malaysia Airline washes up on Reunion Island

Niloy Neel, fourth blogger of Bangladesh, hacked to death in Dhaka

Suicide bombers attack Kabul –kill dozens of innocents


A street food named jhal muri

A tribute to Kishore Kumar, the legend, on his 86th birthday

The world of fuchka, golgappa and panipuri