New Delhi, July 28 -- Two people died and 32 suffered injuries after a stampede-like situation unfolded at a temple in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, early Monday.

The incident occurred at the Avsaaneshwar temple in the Haidergarh area where devotees had gathered for 'jalabhishek' (offering water as a ritual) on the third Monday of the holy month of Shravan.

Officials quoted by PTI said that Prashant, 22, from the Mubarakpura village under the Lonikatra police station area, and another 30-year-old devotee succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at the Trivediganj Community Health Centre (CHC).

A total of 10 injured persons were reportedly brought to Trivediganj CHC, of whom five were referred to higher medical centres due t...