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| India temple stampede in Jharkhand leaves 10 dead | |
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| At least 10 people have been killed and 20 injured in a stampede at a temple in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, officials say. | |
| Pilgrims have been marking a Hindu religious festival in Deoghar town. | Pilgrims have been marking a Hindu religious festival in Deoghar town. |
| It happened as pilgrims tried to make their way into the complex, a district official told BBC Hindi. | It happened as pilgrims tried to make their way into the complex, a district official told BBC Hindi. |
| Deadly stampedes are common during Indian religious festivals, which attract large crowds with few safety measures in place. | Deadly stampedes are common during Indian religious festivals, which attract large crowds with few safety measures in place. |
| The stampede at the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple began after pilgrims surged towards the shrine shortly after the doors opened early on Monday, an official told the AFP news agency. | The stampede at the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple began after pilgrims surged towards the shrine shortly after the doors opened early on Monday, an official told the AFP news agency. |
| Monday is considered an auspicious date to visit the shrine, which includes a main temple and 21 smaller ones devoted to Shiva, the god of destruction. | |
| Pilgrims sleeping in the 6km (four miles) long queue were trampled as others pushed towards the doors, senior police official SN Pradhan said. | |
| "Many tried to rush to the head of the queue which led to chaos and as some of them fell, the devotees got trampled." | "Many tried to rush to the head of the queue which led to chaos and as some of them fell, the devotees got trampled." |
| "Ten people including one female devotee are now confirmed dead. Another 15 to 20 people have received injuries," he said | |
| In October, some 91 pilgrims, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu festival near the Ratangarh temple in Madhya Pradesh state. | In October, some 91 pilgrims, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu festival near the Ratangarh temple in Madhya Pradesh state. |
| In 2011, more than 100 died at a festival in the southern state of Kerala. | In 2011, more than 100 died at a festival in the southern state of Kerala. |