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During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a stampede that resulted in 115 deaths.
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Hindu festival to honour goddess Durga
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Madhya Pradesh
State in central India
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2013 Madhya Pradesh stampede
Human crush in Pradesh, India
On 13 October 2013, during the Hindu festival of Navratri, a stampede broke out on a bridge near the Ratangarh Mata Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India, killing 115 people and injuring more than 110.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)