Rajasthan: Stampede at Khatu Shyam temple kills three; CM offers condolences
Sikar (Rajasthan), August 8: At least three persons died and two were injured in a stampede at Khatu Shyam Ji temple in Sikar district of Rajasthan on Monday.
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The CM also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 Lakhs each for the next of kin of the deceased and an aid of Rs 20,000 each for those injured in the stampede.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences over the loss of lives in the stampede and wished for a speedy recovery of the injured.
"Saddened by the loss of lives due to a stampede at the Khatu Shyamji Temple complex in Sikar, Rajasthan. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray that those who are injured recover at the earliest," PM Modi tweeted.
It is deemed auspicious to have Khatu Shyam Ji's darshan on the eleventh day of the lunar calendar i.e August 8. as he is thought to be a manifestation of Lord Krishna.
Being one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in Rajasthan, the Khatu Shyam Ji temple draws large crowds.
People could be seen moving in long lines in groups in the direction of the shrine. These lines can sometimes be several kilometres long.
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