In one of worst tragedies in Rajasthan, at least 103 people, mostly men, were killed and about 30 injured in a stampede that took place when thousands of devotees gathered at a 15th century temple in Jodhpur on the occasion of Navratri festival.
Worshippers had gathered at the Chamunda Devi Temple situated on a hill top in the precincts of Mehrangarh Fort when the tragedy struck after some devotees slipped on a slope causing the stampede.
As some devotees slipped on the slope on the temple path, others gathered there started falling on each other causing the stampede. A majority of those killed died due to suffocation as a result of the stampede.
About 15 to 20 people were killed at the spot while others succumbed to their injuries in Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Mathura Das Hospital and Sun City Hospital, among others, in Jodhpur. The dead include a large number of young people
The devotees in large numbers, including women, had gathered at the temple from early this morning on the occasion of Navratri festival.
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