A stampede (Tirupati stampede) occurred in the world famous Tirupati temple located in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. At least 6 people died in this accident. Many people were injured. Today Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will reach Tirupati on Thursday to meet the injured. According to the information received, this stampede occurred in the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple located in Tirumala when hundreds of people were trying to get tokens for Vaikuntha Dwar Darshanam. People were jostling to get tickets for Vaikuntha Dwar Darshan. The big question is how did the stampede suddenly occur in the Tirupati temple?
Stampede occurred due to the race to get tokens (Tirupati stampede)
In fact, hundreds of devotees from all over the country have reached Tirupati for the 10-day Vaikuntha Dwar Darshanam starting from January 10. Tokens are taken for the special Vaikuntha Dwar Darshanam of Tirupati temple. Only after taking the token, one can go inside for darshan. According to the information, tokens were being distributed at a total of eight places in the temple premises for Vaikuntha Dwar Darshanam. There was a long queue of devotees for tokens. Devotees were so eager to get tokens that as soon as the gate opened, devotees could not control themselves and in the hurry to get tokens, a stampede (Tirupati stampede) suddenly broke out. The stampede was such that 6 people lost their lives.
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As soon as the gate opened, people started moving forward uncontrollably (Tirupati stampede)
Darshan of Vaikuntha Dwar was to start from January 10. Therefore, tokens were to be distributed from January 9. The big thing is that the queue for this had started from January 8 itself. The counters for tokens were to open on January 9, i.e. in the morning, but before that, a stampede (Tirupati stampede) broke out on Wednesday night. According to the information received, if Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Chief BR Naidu is to be believed, a Deputy Superintendent of Police opened the gates and as soon as the gates opened, everyone started moving forward. Suddenly a stampede broke out due to the people moving forward. It is being said that there were more than 4 thousand people for the token. Let us tell you that the program of Vaikuntha Dwar Darshanam will run till 19-20 January. It is worth noting that this stampede in Venkateshwara Swamy temple has happened at a time when Maha Kumbh is about to start in Prayagraj, UP.
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