India, March 23 -- A tragic accident during the annual Madduramma temple festival in the outskirts of Bengaluru claimed the life of a 24-year-old man and left four others injured on Saturday. The incident occurred in Rayasandra, Parappana Agrahara, when a towering 150-foot chariot, part of the festival's religious procession, collapsed amid severe weather conditions.

Devotees were pulling the massive chariot towards the temple as part of the traditional ritual when strong winds and heavy rain caused it to lose balance and crash to the ground. The chaos unfolded as hundreds of devotees, who were handling the ropes, scrambled to safety. A similar incident happened last year where a chariot was toppled in the same festival, damaging several...