NEW DELHI (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday.
A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday.
The incident occurred at the Swamy Venkateswara Temple in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh state where hundreds of devotees had gathered to mark one of Hinduism’s sacred days, “Ekadashi,” senior police officer K. V. Maheswra Reddy told the Associated Press.
