PURI, (Odisha) June 30: A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri.
Thousands of devotees on Monday made a beeline to have a darshan of the sibling deities — Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath.
In view of Sunday’s incident, barricades have been erected in front of the Shree Gundicha temple and different queues made for having a smooth darshan of the deities at ‘Adapa Mandap’ (the podium on which the deities are seated) inside the temple, a senior police officer said.
The temple office stated that there was no ‘Pahuda’ (closing of the temple’s door for the deities to take rest) on Monday night due to several scheduled rituals following the deities’ entry into the Shree Gundicha temple.
At least three persons, including two women, were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri. This happened on Sunday morning during a ceremony related to the ongoing Rath Yatra festivities, officials said.
The incident took place around 4.20 am on Sunday when thousands of devotees had gathered near the chariots parked in front of the temple, they said. (PTI)
