Human stampede, many suffered from asphyxiation as they were crushed to death[2]
A human stampede occurred on 30 September 2008, at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, in which 224 people were killed[3][4][5] and more than 425 injured.[6][7] The 15th-century temple is dedicated to the goddess Chamunda Devi[8] and is located within the premises of Mehrangarh Fort.[9]
About 25,000 Hindu pilgrims were visiting the temple to mark the first day of the nine-day-long Navratri, a major festival in Hinduism dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga.[6]
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^Death toll in Jodhpur temple stampede rises to 224, Hindustan Times Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (3 October 2008)
^ ab"At least 113 dead in India temple crush: official". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
^Emily Wax (The Washington Post) (1 October 2008). "Death toll rises to 168 in Indian stampede". New Delhi, India: The Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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