Accidents up in UP’s ‘overcrowded’ temple: After two deaths, Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan wary of year-end rush

Six lives have been lost due to overcrowding and suffocation at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan. Local authorities attribute the deaths to pre-existing health complications, but devotees are calling for better crowd management and a cap on daily numbers. With a daily average footfall of 50,000 devotees, the temple easily...