India, July 27 -- A video of the stampede at a temple in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Sunday showed people stuck in the chaos being frantically asked to go back as crowd swelled from all directions, ultimately leaving eight people dead and several injured.

The stampede broke out at around 9 am at the hilltop Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar as hundreds of devotees gathered on Sunday to offer prayers.

The initial death toll stood at six, but it later rose to eight.

Being a Sunday, a large crowd of devotees had gathered at the temple atop the Shivalik Hills at a height of over 500 feet.

According to police, the stampede was triggered due to rumours of an electric current where stairs to the temple begin sent people into panic.

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