Lucknow, July 27 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday called the Haridwar temple stampede "extremely tragic" and "heart-wrenching" and offered his condolences to the grieving families.

In a post on X, Yogi Adityanath wrote, "The loss of life in the unfortunate accident on the path to Shri Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, is extremely tragic and heart-wrenching."

He prayed for peace for the departed souls and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.

"My condolences are with the grieving families. I pray to Maa Mansa Devi that the departed souls attain salvation, the sorrowful families receive the strength to bear this immense grief, and the injured recover swiftly," the post reads.

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