New Delhi, July 8 -- A tazia, reportedly 170 feet tall, collapsed during a Muharram procession in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday.

The incident occurred while the tazia, a miniature replica of Imam Hussain's tomb, was being assembled and lifted. It lost balance and fell onto an 11,000-volt power line, sparking panic among the hundreds gathered for the religious procession.

The incident was caught on camera. The video shows the tazia suddenly tilting before eventually falling.

Tazias are generally made of bamboo, colourful paper, and fabric.

Four people were injured when they were allegedly attacked by some individuals over the cutting of an electric wire during a tazia procession in a village in Ballia.

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