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2011 Sabarimala crowd crush

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which blocked the path, near Pullumedu, possibly after breaking down. When moved it may have overturned and caused people to stumble, triggering the stampede or by too many people running down the hill towards the road where there was already a pack of vehicles. There is a version of an accident
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The crowd crush is the worst recorded accident to have occurred in Sabarimala. In the past on 14 January 1952, 66 Ayyappa pilgrims were burnt to death when two fireworks sheds caught fire, while on the same day
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between an autorickshaw and a Jeep. The real trigger of the incident remains a mystery given the fact that the spot where the stampede occurred is an open field.
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shrine on the last day of a yearly festival which attracts millions of devotees. It began after a Jeep toppled over.
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The incident happened around 8 p.m. local time. Most of the dead were from the states of
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following a crowd crush during their return after witnessing the Makara Jyothi at Pamba.
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announced a judicial inquiry into the stampede tragedy and also announced a grant of
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5,00,000 for families of each of the victims. Prime minister of India
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offered condolences for the deaths and announced a compensation of
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Pilgrims gathering in Sabarimala for the Makarajyothi in 2010
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is a star which is worshiped by pilgrims in huge numbers at
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asserts himself as Makara Jyothi to bless his devotees.
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on 14 January every year. It is believed that the deity
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1,00,000 to the family of each victim from Tamil Nadu.
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Video: Sabarimala stampede: Over 100 pilgrims killed
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The two-month-long pilgrimage, which had started in
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2011 Sabarimala stampede
Sabarimala
Kerala
Coordinates
9°27′48″N 77°05′37″E / 9.463307°N 77.093717°E / 9.463307; 77.093717
crowd crush
human stampede
Makara Jyothi
Sabarimala
Kerala
India
pilgrimage
Hindu

Makara Jyothi
Sabarimala Temple
Kerala
Makara Sankranti
Ayyappan
in 1999, 52 pilgrims were killed
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
darshanam
Ayyappan
crowd crush
SUV
V. S. Achuthanandan
Manmohan Singh

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