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A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
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Mandher Devi temple stampede
2005 stampede in Wai, Maharashtra, India
The Mandher Devi temple stampede occurred on Tuesday, 25 January 2005 at Mandher Devi temple near Wai in Satara district in Indian state of Maharashtra. The stampede broke out as 300,000 people converged on the Mandher Devi temple to undertake the annual pilgrimage on the full…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mandhradevi
Temple in Satara, Maharashtra
Mandhardevi Kalubai temple is near Wai. Located on a hill 4,650 feet above sea level, the temple, some 20 km from Wai, Satara, overlooks the picturesque Pandavgad Fort and Purandar fort. Devotees attribute miraculous properties to a grove around the shrine. Local lore has it…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Maharashtra
State in western India
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)