A sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India’s Odisha state on Thursday left at least one person dead and many sent to hospital, a news agency reported.The incident occurred as tens of thousands of people gathered in the coastal town of Puri for the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, according to the India" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="32432" data-entity-type="organization">Press Trust of India.The festival is considered one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions.The centuries-old festival involves the idols of Hindu-deities" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="166501" data-entity-type="topic">Hindu deities being taken out of the Jagannath Temple and carried through the streets in colourfully decorated chariots.Videos from the scene showed injured devotees being carried to hospitals as shoes, bags and other belongings were left strewn across the area in the aftermath of the incident.Hindu devotees surround the chariot of Lord Jagannath during the annual chariot procession, in Puri, India, on Thursday. Photo: APOdisha police said in a social media post that rescue teams provided first aid and oxygen to 33 people before transferring them to nearby hospitals.
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1 dead, nearly 100 injured in crush at India chariot festival
A crowd surge during the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival in Puri, Odisha, India, on Thursday resulted in at least one death and nearly 100 injuries. Tens of thousands of people had gathered for the centuries-old religious procession, which involves moving deities from the Jagannath Temple through the streets in decorated chariots.
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A crowd surge during the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival in Puri, Odisha, India, on Thursday resulted in at least one death and nearly 100 injuries. Tens of thousands of people had gathered for the centuries-old religious procession, which involves moving deities from the Jagannath Temple through the streets in decorated chariots. Rescue teams provided first aid and oxygen to 33 individuals before transporting them to hospitals. The incident occurred amidst a large congregation for one of the world's oldest and largest religious processions.
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Rescue teams provided first aid and oxygen to 33 people before transferring them to hospitals.
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The Rath Yatra festival is described as one of the world's oldest and largest religious processions.
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The incident occurred during the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival in Puri, where tens of thousands gathered.
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A crowd surge at a Hindu festival in eastern India's Odisha state resulted in at least one death and nearly 100 injuries.
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