A major stampede scare hit Puri's Grand Road during the annual Rath Yatra festival on Tuesday, leaving over 120 devotees hospitalised.
A massive surge of lakhs of pilgrims triggered severe overcrowding and panic along the procession route. Emergency medical teams and security forces rushed to the scene to administer first aid, regulate the massive crowds, and bring the critical situation back under control.
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