2011 Sabarimala crowd crush

[1] The pilgrims were returning from a Hindu shrine on the last day of a yearly festival which attracts millions of devotees.

The victims were going back home through the forest after Makara Jyothi darshanam, thought to be a celestial phenomenon on the hill shrine of the Hindu god Ayyappan.

[3] The crowd crush was reportedly caused by an SUV which blocked the path, near Pullumedu, possibly after breaking down.

The real trigger of the incident remains a mystery given the fact that the spot where the stampede occurred is an open field.

[4] Prime minister of India Manmohan Singh offered condolences for the deaths and announced a compensation of ₹1,00,000 to the next of kin of the dead and ₹50,000 for those injured.