India Crowd Incident Library

A structured record of major crowd disasters in India. Each entry includes the date, location, official death toll, primary cause, and source. Where death tolls are disputed, both figures are noted.

This library is maintained as a reference resource for researchers, planners, administrators, and journalists.

Year	Incident	Location	Deaths	Primary Cause	Source Confidence
2025	Maha Kumbh Mela crush	Prayagraj, UP	30 official / 58–82 independent	Crowd surge during Mauni Amavasya	Disputed
2024	Hathras satsang crush	Hathras, UP	121	250,000 attended event permitted for 80,000	Verified
2013	Kumbh Mela station crush	Allahabad, UP	At least 36	Platform change announcement caused bidirectional surge	Verified
2008	Chamunda Devi temple crush	Jodhpur, Rajasthan	~250	Overcrowding during Navratri	Approximate
2008	Naina Devi temple crush	Bilaspur, HP	~145	Rumour of landslide triggered surge	Approximate
2005	Mandher Devi temple crush	Satara, Maharashtra	>265	Slippery steps + gas cylinder explosion	Approximate
1954	Prayag Kumbh Mela crush	Allahabad, UP	>400	Overcrowding on bathing ghats	Approximate

Source confidence ratings:

Verified = confirmed by government inquiry or police FIR.

Approximate = consistent across credible secondary sources.

Disputed = official and independent figures differ.

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