1996 Haridwar and Ujjain stampedes refer to two
crowd crush
Crowd collapses and crushes are catastrophic incidents that can occur when a body of people becomes dangerously overcrowded. When a body of people reaches or exceeds the density of , the pressure on each individual can cause the crowd to collapse ...
es which occurred on 15 July 1996, in holy Indian towns of
Haridwar
Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district.
The city is situated on the righ ...
and
Ujjain
Ujjain (, Hindustani language, Hindustani pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, ŠdÍ¡ËÊ’É›Ën is a city in Ujjain district of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Prad ...
, killing 21 and 39, and injuring 40 and 35
hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
worshippers at respective places.
See also
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Crowd collapses and crushes
Crowd collapses and crushes are catastrophic incidents that can occur when a body of people becomes dangerously overcrowded. When a body of people reaches or exceeds the density of , the pressure on each individual can cause the crowd to collapse ...
References
1996 disasters in India
History of Uttarakhand (1947–present)
Disasters in Uttarakhand
History of Madhya Pradesh (1947–present)
Religion in Uttarakhand
Religion in Madhya Pradesh
History of Haridwar
History of Ujjain
Disasters in Madhya Pradesh
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