In June, a sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in the coastal state of Odisha triggered a stampede that killed at least three people and injured several others. The previous month saw six people crushed to death in the western state of Goa after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual.

A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India has left at least six people dead and dozens others injured, local authorities say

HARIDWAR: At least six people were crushed to death and more than 10 others injured in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, northern India’s Uttarakhand state, on Sunday. The stampede occurred on the stairway leading to the temple, a popular Hindu pilgrimage site situated along the Ganges river.