Brief Commotion Near Puri’s Jagannath Temple During Dola Purnima Leaves No Injuries

Overview

• A surge of a few hundred devotees toward a pandal displaying idols caused jostling and brief congestion outside the temple.
• A woman devotee fell due to a defect in her dress, and a woman police officer helped her to her feet uninjured.
• Puri SP Prateek Singh told PTI that no injuries were reported and the situation was promptly controlled.
• The crowd quickly thinned as officers managed the flow, and normalcy returned at the site.
• The incident unfolded during heavy Dola Purnima turnout, according to official accounts carried by News18 and ThePrint.