9 Major Stampedes In India: Remembering The Hathras Tragedy

121 killed, many injured in a stampede during Bhole Baba's sermon in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh

The stampede occurred Tuesday evening at a crowded religious gathering in a village

 121 killed in Hathras stampede during Bhole Baba's sermon; dust storm blinded exiting attendees

Dust storm caused melee during exit, leading to tragic incident, says divisional commissioner Chaitra V

Jan 2005: 340+ trampled to death, hundreds injured during Mandhardevi temple pilgrimage in Satara

 Aug 2008: 145 Hindu pilgrims died in a stampede at Naina Devi temple due to landslide rumors

Sep 2008: 224 killed in Chamunda Devi temple stampede during Navratri, triggered by bomb rumors

 Mar 2010: 63 killed, mostly children, in stampede for free items at Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh

Mar 2010: Stampede kills 63, mostly children, during rush for free items at Uttar Pradesh temple

Nov 2011: 20 killed in Haridwar stampede at Har-ki-Pauri ghat, Ganga river banks

Feb 2013: 36 killed in stampede at Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh, busiest day of massive pilgrimage

Nov 2013: 115 killed, 100+ injured in Ratangarh temple stampede, Madhya Pradesh, during Navratri

Jan 2022: 12 dead, many injured in Vaishno Devi shrine stampede, Jammu and Kashmir, amid crowded entry