Date | 14 January 2011 |
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Location | Pullumedu, Sabarimala, Kerala, India |
Coordinates | 9°27′48″N 77°05′37″E / 9.463307°N 77.093717°E |
Deaths | 106 |
Non-fatal injuries | 456 |
The 2011 Sabarimala crowd crush (often incorrectly described as a human stampede) took place on 14 January 2011, Makara Jyothi Day at Pullumedu near Sabarimala in Kerala, India. It broke out during an annual pilgrimage, killing 106 pilgrims and injuring about 100 more declared later as "National disaster".[1] The pilgrims were returning from a Hindu shrine on the last day of a yearly festival which attracts millions of devotees. It began after a Jeep toppled over.