Puri, July 7: A male devotee died and several others were injured due to a stampede-like situation during Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri on Sunday.
The devotee who hails from Balangir district reportedly died of suffocation during pulling of Taladhwaja Chariot in Rath Yatra.
He was declared dead at Puri District Headquarters Hospital.
During the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in the seaside pilgrim town of Puri, Odisha, a stampede-like situation occurred, injuring many devotees.