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Communication partner, Vrindavan. For the convenience of the devotees in Thakur Banke Bihari, steel railings were installed in the temple premises, but the disturbances are still not reducing. On Saturday, a huge crowd gathered for darshan, due to which all the arrangements broke down. Due to the crowd in the street outside the temple, the situation became such that the devotees could not even stand properly. The devotees had darshan amid the scuffle.
Crowd gathered at Banke Bihari temple on Saturday, devotees stopped at the holding barrier and sent for darshan.
Due to the installation of railings in a large part of the temple complex, darshan inside became relatively easier, but there was a situation of jostling between the entry gate, holding area and gate number two-three to reach the railings. The railing starts from the slab made for landing in the temple courtyard. Due to the presence of uncontrolled queues in the area before this, the pressure of the crowd suddenly increases.
Screams of children and women, disabled people on wheelchairs also worried
Children, elderly and women got buried in the crowd. There was shouting and screaming at many places. As the crowd increased, holding areas were tightened at many places. The devotees were stopped by using ropes and were slowly moved forward. As soon as the signal to leave was given, the pressure of the crowd would increase in an attempt to move forward. Due to the large crowd, the devotees who came with wheelchairs could not find their way.
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The darshan was fine inside the railing, but there was a lot of pushing and shoving on the way from the gate to the entrance. My elderly mother was with me, who had to face a lot of problems. -Rimpal Miglani, Ludhiana, has brought his wife on a wheelchair. But could not find way in the crowd. There was no separate line or assistance, which caused a lot of trouble. The elderly should get facilities. -Rasik Lal, Mumbai: Children got scared in the holding area. While leaving, the crowd suddenly increased, creating an atmosphere of fear and chaos. Since I was a heart patient, my condition worsened. -Nirmala Devi, Amritsar: The arrangements inside the temple looked better, but till the entry from outside the situation still remained bad and had to face a lot of pushback. There should be arrangements for the elderly, patients and the disabled. -Urmila, Kanpur
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