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| Seven Hindu pilgrims have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival on the Ganges river in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. | Seven Hindu pilgrims have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival on the Ganges river in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. |
| The incident took place when hundreds of devotees tried to climb into a ferry to take them to the festival to Sagar island, the police said. | The incident took place when hundreds of devotees tried to climb into a ferry to take them to the festival to Sagar island, the police said. |
| Every winter, Sagar island hosts the festival, the Gangasagar Mela. Pilgrims bathe in the river. | Every winter, Sagar island hosts the festival, the Gangasagar Mela. Pilgrims bathe in the river. |
| Tens of thousands of devotees also pray at the temple of the sage Kapil Muni. | Tens of thousands of devotees also pray at the temple of the sage Kapil Muni. |
| Separately, hundreds of thousands of devotees bathed in the cold waters of the Ganges river at the beginning of a three month-long Hindu religious festival, Kumbh Mela, in the northern city of Haridwar. | |
| Thursday morning's stampede in West Bengal was triggered by a rush of pilgrims. | Thursday morning's stampede in West Bengal was triggered by a rush of pilgrims. |
| "The rush [of pilgrims to take places on a ferry] became a stampede and seven people were killed," police official Surojit Kar Purokayastha said. | "The rush [of pilgrims to take places on a ferry] became a stampede and seven people were killed," police official Surojit Kar Purokayastha said. |
| In October 2008, 224 people were killed in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. | In October 2008, 224 people were killed in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. |