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Poor crowd management blamed for stampede that killed 6

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Bhubaneswar, July 4 -- The stampede during the rathyatra in Orissa's Puri city Friday that killed six people and injured ten others has shocked hundreds of devotees and many feel it happened because of poor crowd management.

The stampede occurred during the world-famous festival of rathyatra or chariot festival of Hindu god Jagannath when devotees tried to get close to goddess Subhadra's chariot, which was being taken across Puri, about 65 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, an official said.

Rabindra Mohakur, a devotee who witnessed the stampede, said the incident occurred purely due to bad crowd management.

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