Second Deadly Accident In A Week, Feminine Devotee Dies In Wall Collapse

Bageshwar Dham, a outstanding spiritual web site in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, has witnessed its second deadly accident inside every week. On Tuesday morning, July 8, 2025, a wall of a dharma-shala (pilgrim relaxation home) inside the Dham advanced collapsed, killing a feminine devotee who had traveled from Uttar Pradesh.

The incident comes simply days after a separate tragedy occurred on the similar advanced on July 3, 2025. In that earlier accident, a shed collapsed throughout an Aarti (prayer ritual), ensuing within the dying of 50-year-old Shyam Lal Kaushal, a devotee from Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

Native authorities have initiated an investigation into the newest incident, as issues develop over security measures on the fashionable pilgrimage web site. Additional particulars concerning the sufferer of the wall collapse are awaited.

Earlier, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, the top priest of Bageshwar Dham, drew important consideration throughout his participation within the Sanatan Mahakumbh at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Bihar. Addressing a gathering that included over 500 saints and seers, together with Guru Rambhadracharya, Shastri declared that if India have been to grow to be a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ (Hindu Nation), Bihar could be the primary state to provoke it.

“We now have come to Patna not for ‘Rajneeti’ (politics) however for ‘Ramneeti’ (ideas of Lord Ram),” Shastri said throughout his tackle. He additional introduced plans for a ‘padyatra’ (foot march) in Bihar after the state elections, emphasizing a concentrate on nationalism over casteism. In a pointed comment, he added, “Some individuals wish to see the moon within the ‘tiranga’ (Indian flag), however we wish to see the ‘tiranga’ on the moon.”

Later within the night, after concluding his participation within the Sanatan Mahakumbh in Patna, Shastri returned to his ashram in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, the place he held his ‘Divya Darbar’ (divine courtroom).

Through the session, he expressed profound gratitude in the direction of Bihar. “We will by no means repay Bihar’s debt; each time we get an opportunity, we go to Bihar,” he remarked. He additionally revealed an intention to ascertain a Bageshwar monastery in Bihar. “On the way in which, I instructed my disciples that there must be a monastery in Bihar as effectively. We’ll resolve in 5-6 months the place in Bihar the monastery shall be constructed,” he mentioned.

Shastri defined that devotees from areas like Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, and Darbhanga journey important distances, altering 2-3 trains to succeed in Bageshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh, typically taking 10-15 days to reach. To alleviate their hardship, he plans to ascertain an idol of Bageshwar Hanuman of their dwelling area. He added that whereas those that are succesful would nonetheless go to the principle Dham, he would personally go to the Bihar monastery each 6-7 months.

The announcement for a Bageshwar monastery in Bihar follows comparable efforts overseas, with work for a Bageshwar monastery already underway in Fiji, situated roughly 11,000 km from India.