Stampede at Goa’s Lairai Devi temple leaves 6 useless, over 15 injured
At the least six individuals have been killed and over 15 injured in a stampede on the Lairai Devi temple in Goa’s Shrigao on Saturday, ANI reported, quoting North Goa SP Akshat Kaushal.
The stampede occurred through the Shree Devi Lairai Jatra, which began on Friday and introduced in hundreds of devotees. Round 1,000 law enforcement officials have been on obligation, and drones have been used to handle the group.
Earlier chief minister Pramod Sawant, his spouse Sulakshana, MP Sadanand Shet Tanawade, and MLAs Premendra Shet and Carlos Ferreira visited the occasion.
The temple is thought for its mix of northern and southern architectural types, hosts the Shirgao Jatra each Might. The pageant, which contains a conventional fire-walking ritual, attracts hundreds of devotees.
Villagers from close by areas, together with Maulingem, take part within the spiritual rituals and choices devoted to Goddess Lairai all through the day, as talked about on the Goa Tourism web site.
As midnight nears through the Lairai Jatra, devotees carry out a spirited round dance contained in the temple, clashing sticks in rhythm with drum beats.
On the finish of the dance periods, a selected individual lights a large bonfire close to the temple, marking probably the most dramatic second of the night time. Within the early morning hours, after the fireplace dies down, the ritual of strolling barefoot throughout scorching embers begins.
Devotees run by way of the coals chanting Devi Lairai’s title, some repeating the act a number of occasions. Afterward, they discard their garlands on a banyan tree and head dwelling, because the pageant ends with the dawn.
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