It was only in August 2008 that 145 devotees lost their lives and many were injured while visiting the Naina Devi Temple in Bilaspur,HP
Today at 5.30am nearly 184 devotees lost their lives while visiting Chamunda Mandir at Jodhpur and many more were injured. They had gone there on the occasion of Navaratra. The stampede started beause of a rumour of bomb. The death toll may rise as per the Police Authorities. The number of the devotees was very high nearly 20,000 and could not be handled properly.The pathway was narrow and was slippery due to recent rains.
Ater each such tragedy there are reports which have a common refrain, the local authorities were not prepared, the arrangements for safe passage for the devotees were not properly maintained.
It is a common knowledge that the number of devotees is increasing year by year,the donation is also increasing in the same proportion,at least some of the money can be used to safegaurd the lives of devotees. Loss of live due to mismanagement is also a kind of homicide.