What the records say
- When
- 2005
- Kind
- Crowd crush
- Coordinates
- 18.05° N, 73.88° E
- Description
- 2005 stampede in Wai, Maharashtra, India
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Mandher Devi temple stampede
2005 stampede in Wai, Maharashtra, India
The Mandher Devi temple stampede occurred on Tuesday, 25 January 2005 at Mandher Devi temple near Wai in Satara district in Indian state of Maharashtra. The stampede broke out as 300,000 people converged on the Mandher Devi temple to undertake the annual pilgrimage on the full moon day of Shakambhari Purnima, in January and for participation in a 24-hour-long festival that includes ritual animal sacrifices to the god…
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