A 60-year-old woman devotee was injured in a stampede-like situation in the Shreemandir in Puri on Sunday afternoon. The woman, identified as Rangalata Nayak of Ghanteswar in Kendrapada district, was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital here.
While Rangalata fell on the ground after losing her balance, other devotees trampled on her. She was rescued by the Shree Mandir police in an unconscious state. She sustained injury on her head, hospital sources said.
There was an unprecedented rush of devotees to witness the Radha Damodar Vesha of the lord, this being the holy month of Kartik.