Watch: Temple chariot collapses onto crowd at Karnataka’s Veerabhadreshwara Temple

 

Despite the commotion, people managed to escape the falling chariot unscathed and no casualty was reported.

The Rathotsava at the Veerabhadreshwara Temple is celebrated in the month of Kartik. Located in the Channappanapura village in Chamarajanagar, Veerabhadreshwara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was constructed to honour his killing of the demon, Dakshabrahma. The temple is believed to be thousands of years old and attracts devotees throughout the year.

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The chariot festival or the Rathotsava had not taken place in the past few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, it was held on November 1 and witnessed massive crowds.

The incident comes close on the heels of the Morbi suspense bridge tragedy in Gujarat, where 135 people died when the colonial-era footbridge packed with sightseers collapsed on Sunday evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a high-level meeting on November 1, two days after the incident, and stressed a “detailed and extensive” inquiry into all the aspects of the bridge collapse. He said lessons must be learnt from the incident to prevent such devastating tragedies in the future.

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