Rath Yatra 2026: Stampede Leaves Trail of Grief on Day of Devotion
What began as a day of devotion turned tragic when a stampede during Rath Yatra 2026 in Puri claimed lives and left several devotees injured. This photo gallery captures the aftermath of the tragedy and the rescue efforts that overshadowed one of India's most significant religious festivals
An ambulance carries injured devotees to hospital after a stampede-like situation broke out during the Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Officials carry a person on a stretcher amid a temporary crowd surge during the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival procession, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. Many fell ill in the temporary crowd surge and another person died of cardiac arrest, in an unrelated incident, officials said. | Photo: PTI
Volunteers and emergency responders carry a woman on a stretcher after she fell unconscious during the Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. . | Photo: PTI
Medical personnel and volunteers shift injured devotees into an ambulance after a stampede-like situation broke out during the Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. . | Photo: PTI
An ambulance makes its way through the crowd to evacuate devotees who fell ill following a crowd surge during the Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Officials carry a person on a stretcher amid a temporary crowd surge during the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival procession, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An ambulance stuck amid a temporary crowd surge during the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival procession, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. . | Photo: PTI
An ambulance carries injured devotees to hospital after a stampede-like situation broke out during the Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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