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India temple opens after stampede | India temple opens after stampede |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A Hindu temple in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan has reopened, a day after a stampede killed at least 147 people. | |
The stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple in the city of Jodhpur happened after devotees panicked. It is still not clear what caused the incident. | |
Scores more were injured in the crush. The state government has announced a judicial inquiry into the stampede. | Scores more were injured in the crush. The state government has announced a judicial inquiry into the stampede. |
There have been a number of recent deadly stampedes at Indian temples. | There have been a number of recent deadly stampedes at Indian temples. |
This is the fourth time this year that lives have been lost during a stampede at a religious festival in India. | This is the fourth time this year that lives have been lost during a stampede at a religious festival in India. |
Rudimentary | Rudimentary |
The BBC's Narayan Bareth in Jodhpur says while 20,000 people had gathered at the temple on Tuesday morning to mark the start of the nine-day Hindu festival of Navaratra, only a handful of devotees turned up on Wednesday. | The BBC's Narayan Bareth in Jodhpur says while 20,000 people had gathered at the temple on Tuesday morning to mark the start of the nine-day Hindu festival of Navaratra, only a handful of devotees turned up on Wednesday. |
A day after the tragedy, the city appears to be in mourning, our correspondent says. | A day after the tragedy, the city appears to be in mourning, our correspondent says. |
Thousands of people have visited the hospital where the injured are being treated. | Thousands of people have visited the hospital where the injured are being treated. |
People have accused the administration of not making enough arrangements at the temple to deal with the rush of devotees, says our correspondent. | People have accused the administration of not making enough arrangements at the temple to deal with the rush of devotees, says our correspondent. |
Meanwhile, Rajasthan's Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia has ordered a judicial inquiry into the stampede. | Meanwhile, Rajasthan's Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia has ordered a judicial inquiry into the stampede. |
A retired high court judge is expected to be named to conduct the inquiry. | |
Crowd control at most religious shrines in India is usually rudimentary. | Crowd control at most religious shrines in India is usually rudimentary. |
Last month 140 pilgrims were killed in a stampede at a mountain temple in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. | Last month 140 pilgrims were killed in a stampede at a mountain temple in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. |
The Chamunda Devi temple is inside the huge 15th Century Mehrangarh Fort, high above Jodhpur's "blue city". | The Chamunda Devi temple is inside the huge 15th Century Mehrangarh Fort, high above Jodhpur's "blue city". |
On Tuesday, thousands of people had made their way to the hill-top temple overlooking the city before dawn. | On Tuesday, thousands of people had made their way to the hill-top temple overlooking the city before dawn. |
It is not entirely clear why the stampede happened, but something triggered panic among the thousands of men queuing in the narrow lane leading to the temple. | It is not entirely clear why the stampede happened, but something triggered panic among the thousands of men queuing in the narrow lane leading to the temple. |
Hundreds rushed down the hill crushing those waiting at the bottom. | Hundreds rushed down the hill crushing those waiting at the bottom. |
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