A chronology of stampedes across India

39 pilgrims killed,125 injured when the faithful waiting to bathe surge over a flimsy fence triggering a stampede at Kumbh Mela bathing festival in Nasik,Maharashtra.

January 25,2005:

340 devotees trampled to death during an annual pilgrimage at Mandhra Devi temple in Maharashtra.

August 3,2008:

162 dead and 47 injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a rockslide at Naina Devi Temple in Himachal Pradesh.

August 10,2008:

Two pilgrims killed and as stairs leading to ancient Mahadeva temple in Kota district of north-western Rajasthan collapse.

September 30,2008:

More than 220 people die in a stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple inside Jodhpur’s famous Mehrangarh Fort.