Puri/IBNS, June 27 -- Over 500 devotees were injured and several others were critical during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Odisha's Puri as a sea of crowds flocked to pull the chariot in the city, media reports said.
The incident occurred during the ceremonial pulling of the chariots.
"There are primary health care centres in the temple area. I am also here to make sure glucose and water are being provided adequately. I will also visit the hospital to make sure that proper healthcare is being provided to those who may need it," he said.
Earlier in the day, thousands of people pulled the ropes attached to chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings on a road from near the 12th-century shrine towards Shree Gundicha temple as part of ...
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