9 Dead, Dozens Injured in Crowd Surge at Hindu Temple in Southern India

9 Dead, Dozens Injured in Crowd Surge at Hindu Temple in Southern India
Police move a crowd back outside a hospital in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India, on Nov. 1, 2025. PTI via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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NEW DELHI—A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least nine people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday.

The incident occurred at the Swamy Venkateswara Temple in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh state where hundreds of devotees had gathered to mark one of Hinduism’s sacred days, “Ekadashi,” senior police officer K. V. Maheswra Reddy told the Associated Press.