PREVENTING STAMPEDES AT RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS
Our heartfelt condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the recent tragedy.
India’s spiritual pulse beats strong — especially during moments of personal distress, success, or when seeking divine grace. This deep devotion often draws huge crowds to temples and festivals.
But when 20,000 people pour into a space built for 5,000 (as happened recently between 4:00–4:30 AM), tragedy becomes a real risk.
Why does it happen?
* Devotees travel long distances and feel anxious when they’re “so close yet so far” from the deity.
*Some linger near the sanctum, while others grow restless — triggering a surge.
*It’s not selfishness — it’s longing for a divine moment. But crowd stagnation becomes dangerous.
Let’s take future precautions:
*Timed entry slots and capped numbers
* Loudspeaker & display reassurance: "Everyone will get their turn"
*Continuous crowd flow, no bottlenecks
*Multiple entry/exit paths
*Drone & CCTV monitoring
*First-aid + quick-response teams on standby
* Volunteers to gently manage movement
Let’s learn from the past — like at Kumbh Mela, where
orderly dips were ensured through proactive planning.
Faith must not become fatal.
*Let administration and devotees work together so that devotion leads to peace, not panic.
*DevotionWithDiscipline #FaithNotFatality *StampedePrevention
*ReligiousGatheringSafety more
India’s spiritual pulse beats strong — especially during moments of personal distress, success, or when seeking divine grace. This deep devotion often draws huge crowds to temples and festivals.
But when 20,000 people pour into a space built for 5,000 (as happened recently between 4:00–4:30 AM), tragedy becomes a real risk.
Why does it happen?
* Devotees travel long distances and feel anxious when they’re “so close yet so far” from the deity.
*Some linger near the sanctum, while others grow restless — triggering a surge.
*It’s not selfishness — it’s longing for a divine moment. But crowd stagnation becomes dangerous.
Let’s take future precautions:
*Timed entry slots and capped numbers
* Loudspeaker & display reassurance: "Everyone will get their turn"
*Continuous crowd flow, no bottlenecks
*Multiple entry/exit paths
*Drone & CCTV monitoring
*First-aid + quick-response teams on standby
* Volunteers to gently manage movement
Let’s learn from the past — like at Kumbh Mela, where
orderly dips were ensured through proactive planning.
Faith must not become fatal.
*Let administration and devotees work together so that devotion leads to peace, not panic.
*DevotionWithDiscipline #FaithNotFatality *StampedePrevention
*ReligiousGatheringSafety more
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Am completely in agreement - I think most places of worship can learn devotee management from TTD, which manages the Tirupati Temple extremely on this front. In India most of the temples are small structures and devotees want to reach as close as possible. Unfortunately the designers of the systems are not the beneficiaries and hence this disconnect - let DM / SP visit the temples incognito to experience the pains of the devotee, only then will there be a change in the experience more
Jul 04
I agree with the views expressed by Mr. Jaykumar Daniel. You can't blame the Government and administration all the time. We, as citizens and devotees must have some discipline and orderly behaviour pattern. Everything cannot be controlled and governed by Law. more
Jul 04
Hindia is having 2 types of donkeys or Illiterate Peoples. One No educated or Less educated & another highly educated. The attitudes are same. illiterate peoples make human stampede & highly educated peoples makes car road block & kill the innocent peoples , sole bread owner by making card accident. It will no improve till the laws get hardened./ stricter. Keep min. punishment of 30 years hard jail punishment & one cores min. fine. & then see the impact. No flexibility for any status of the person. MLA , MP. and any political leaders / person the punishment should be double. But this govt. is enjoying in 370 removal, ram Mandir , BNS ???? Op. sindur ( Partial Half way) . they cant take hard decisions. other wise the situation will be different. more
Jul 04
The managements of such religious places should regulate entry n exit with the help of local police. The DM should remain alert before the start of any religious function throughout the year. Such incidents become unavoidable in highly over populated countries. Corruption reaches its peak to have Darshan of deities. more
Jul 03
