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From spiritual festivals to sporting celebrations, instrumentality frenzy to governmental campaigns, the twelvemonth 2025 witnessed a fig of assemblage crush and stampedes, starring to implicit 100 deaths this year. While what triggered these stampedes could vary, mediocre assemblage absorption and a deficiency of due nationalist infrastructure cannot beryllium ignored. Almost 80% of stampedes successful India hap astatine spiritual gatherings oregon pilgrimages. Here are immoderate of the large stampedes that made headlines this year.
January 8, 2025: Tirupati
A stampede-like concern occurred astatine Vishnu Nivasam during the organisation of Tirumala Srivari Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tokens, successful Tirupati. | Photo Credit: ANI
Casualties: Six radical killed, implicit 20 critically injured
Cause: People jostled for tickets for the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival astatine the Tirumala Venkateshwara temple
January 29: Maha Kumbh
Maha Kumbh Mela", oregon the Great Pitcher Festival, arsenic Belongings of stampede victims prevarication connected the ground, astatine Maha Kumbh Mela, a time aft a deadly stampede, successful Prayagraj. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Casualties: Over 30 radical killed, 60 much injured
Cause: Barricades connected Akhara Marg collapsed nether the unit of lakhs of pilgrims, causing devotees waiting for a beatified dip astatine Sangam to beryllium trampled
February 15: New Delhi railway station
Heavy unreserved of passengers to drawback a bid for Mahakumbh, astatine the New Delhi railway presumption connected Feb. 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
Casualties: At slightest 18 radical killed, and implicit a twelve injured
Cause: The stampede was preceded by a swell successful the assemblage of passengers waiting to committee trains for Prayagraj, to instrumentality portion successful the Maha Kumbh
May 3: Goa
Clothes, footwears and canes which were carried by devotees seen connected the spot wherever stampede occurred astatine Lairai Devi Temple successful Shirgao, Goa. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
Casualties: At slightest 7 radical killed, 80 radical injured
Cause: Lakhs of devotees thronged to enactment successful the yearly ‘Lairai Jatra’ astatine Shree Lairai Devi Temple
June 4: Bengaluru
Scene astatine 1 of the gates of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium aft RCB fans tried to summation forcible introduction during the IPL-18 triumph solemnisation successful Bengaluru connected June 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
Casualties: 11 dormant and implicit 50 injured
Cause: A triumph solemnisation of Royal Challengers Bengaluru winning their maiden IPL trophy astatine the Chinnaswamy Stadium turned tragic arsenic much than 2.5 lakh fans gethered astatine a spot with a seating capableness of astir 32,000, triggering a chaotic stampede astatine the gates.
September 27: Karur
Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally wherever implicit 40 radical died owed to stampede. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY M
Casualties: 41 radical killed, implicit 100 injured
Cause: Thousands gathered successful Karur, Tamil Nadu, for actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally, but his delayed accomplishment caused the swelling assemblage to surge toward his vehicle, triggering a stampede
November 1: Srikakulam
The belongings of the devotees prevarication strewn connected the stairs of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple wherever a stampede near 9 devotees dead, successful Kasibugga municipality of Srikakulam district. | Photo Credit: RAJU V
Casualties: Nine radical killed, astatine slightest 15 injured
Cause: Over 20,000 radical thronged the Kashibugga Venkateshwara temple for darshan connected Ekadashi, adjacent though it usually sees lone astir 2,000 devotees.
