Devotees all around India and abroad celebrated the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami on Monday. The glorious festival was celebrated with pomp and glory. Many visited nearby temples to pray to Lord Krishna, seek blessings, and chant “Hare Krishna”. Amid all the magnificent festivities, a stampede-like situation was reported at the iconic ISKCON temple in Patna on Janmashtami evening. Here’s what happened.
Devotees Visited ISKCON Temple In Patna & Created A Stampede-Like Situation
Videos of a huge number of devotees thronging the temple and its surroundings are making rounds on social media platforms. Netizens have shared clips of a massive rush of people at the ISKCON temple last evening. Here are some videos shared on the X platform.
पटना के इस्कॉन (ISKCON) मंदिर में #श्रीकृष्ण_जन्माष्टमी के अवसर पर श्रद्धालुओं की भारी भीड़ उमड़ी।#patna #bihar #iscontemple pic.twitter.com/k3YHCp9PgT
— Bihar_se_hai (@Bihar_se_hai) August 26, 2024
Multiple videos from Monday evening are circulating on social media platforms. There was indeed a vast crowd outside the ISKCON temple as everyone thronged here to visit the temple and offer prayers on this sacred festival. Some devotees even fell on the ground while trying to wait outside. Security teams helped them during such moments.
Iskcon temple patna Janmashtami pic.twitter.com/SHFuSzKZ3N
— Priyanshu Yadav (@jodHardy72) August 26, 2024
Police officials had to take steps to manage the humongous rush of devotees at the ISKCON temple. Rajeev Mishra, Patna SSP, stated that some people might have been injured, according to a report by NDTV. He further shared with the reporters that security personnel were stationed at the temple premises already. Seeing the large number of devotees visiting the temple, an increase in crowd, and many attempting to surpass others, police had to deploy more forces to control the situation.
ISKCON Temple Patna pic.twitter.com/yoXu34hm6f
— Shankar Mangardaita (@ishankarydv) August 26, 2024
The crowd of devotees waiting to enter the temple and many rushing in between led to a stampede-like condition. Security at the temple took control of the crowd falling apart and prevented the condition from worsening and turning into a full-blown stampede.
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Patna District Administration Issued A Statement
पटना के इस्कॉन मंदिर में जन्माष्टमी के अवसर पर उमड़ी भारी भीड़ हुई बेकाबू, पुलिस ने किया लाठीचार्ज, कई लोगों को लगी चोट।
भीड़ को नियंत्रित करने में पुलिस को हो रही है दिक्कत।#Patna #Janmashtami #SriKrishnaJanmashtmi #IsckonPatna pic.twitter.com/boV9mYemDe
— Uday Kumar Roy (@udaykumar214122) August 26, 2024
The city administration issued a statement following these incidents at the ISKCON temple in Patna. They denied the reports of any stampede at the temple last evening. The statement informed that mild force was used for those devotees who attempted to enter the premises overtaking the police barricades. The situation was brought under control entirely, the statement further read.
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How did you celebrate Janmashtami?
Cover Image Courtesy: X/ Uday Kumar Roy (@udaykumar214122)
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