Bhubaneswar: Sea of devotees throng to Puri on Monday for panchak darshan of Lord Jaggnnath siblings Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra on the final Monday of holy month ‘Kartik’.
Three pilgrims fell unconscious and were rushed to hospital in Puri town. In another similar incident in the pilgrim town, a woman from Ganjam district, who was on a visit to Puri, suddenly fell sick near Dakshin Kali temple and died on the way to hospital.
The injured devotees under treatment in the district headquarters hospital were Hemalata Mishra of Gunupur, Sabitri and Rekha Mishra of Banpur, Rabindra Kumar Sahoo of Barmunda, Ritarani Naik of Dumduma and Aruna Acharya of Brahmapur. This apart, another three devotees sustained injuries as the barricade at the entrance gate collapsed. They were being treated in the district headquarters hospital.
SP Asish Kumar Singh said elaborates steps were being taken to conduct the pilgrims in the temple. Several platoons of police personnel were deployed while a police help desk was operated at the Lion’s Gate.
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