[Reader-list] 1 dead, 3 hurt in yatra

[Aditya Raj Baul]

1 dead, 3 hurt during Rath Yatra in Puri

TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES, Jul 13, 2010, 03.59pm IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1-dead-3-hurt-during-Rath-Yatra-in-Puri/articleshow/6162955.cms

PURI: Tragedy struck the Rath Yatra in Puri on Tuesday when a woman
was killed and three were injured in a stampede during pulling of the
chariots of the sibling deities.

The 65-year-old woman, identified as Bijaylaxmi Mohanty of
Markendeswar Sahi area here, and three others fell down among the
throng of devotees as the chariots were being pulled, Chief District
Medical Officer (CDMO), Puri, Narahari Maharana said.

They were taken to a hospital where doctors declared the woman brought
dead.The condition of three others was stated to be stable, Maharana
said.

The incident occurred near Gajapati king's palace, about one kilometer
from the 12th century temple.

Mohanty fell down as the 'Taladwaja', the chariot of Lord Balabhadra,
was being pulled, police said.