Stampede at Ujjain Mahakal

On the third Monday of Sawan, a massive crowd of devotees gathered in Ujjain to visit the Mahakal temple and the newly opened Nagachandreshwar temple. The large crowd put pressure on the barricades near the Harisiddhi temple, causing them to break and resulting in a stampede. Several devotees were injured in the incident and were rushed to the hospital for treatment. The local administration had made arrangements for the crowd, but the sheer number of people proved to be a challenge.