ONL Bureau : One devotee died, and more than 70 others were injured and hospitalised in various incidents in Puri where lakhs of people gathered to witness the ‘Suna Besha’ (golden attire) ritual of the Rath Yatra festival on Sunday, officials said.
The 52-year-old man, identified as Babaji Behera of Jagatsinghpur district, fell and suffered head injuries after he was disturbed by a monkey near the 'Singha Dwar' (Lion’s Gate) of the 12th-century Jagannath temple.
Accompanied by his wife, Behera was witnessing the 'Suna Besha' ritual from the premises of Radhaballav Mutt, police said.
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