1 DEAD, NEARLY 100 INJURED IN CRUSH AT INDIA CHARIOT FESTIVAL
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A sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India’s Odisha state on Thursday left at least one person dead and many sent to hospital, a news agency reported. The incident occurred as tens of thousands of people gathered in the coastal town of Puri for the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, according to the Press Trust of India.
The festival is considered one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions. The centuries-old festival involves the idols of Hindu deities...
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- News - South China Morning Post: A sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India’s Odisha state on Thursday left at least one person dead and many sent to hospital, a news agency reported.
- News - South China Morning Post: The incident occurred as tens of thousands of people gathered in the coastal town of Puri for the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, according to the Press Trust of India.
- News - South China Morning Post: The festival is considered one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions.
- News - South China Morning Post: The centuries-old festival involves the idols of Hindu deities...
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on DEAD, NEARLY, INJURED, CRUSH, INDIA.
- Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
- Published: 16 Jul 2026, 23:00 UK.
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