Scuffle between devotees & Trimbak temple security staff over darshan
darshan
' — was abruptly halted.
The Trimbakeshwar temple saw a large number of pilgrims during the month of Shravan, thanks to the three-day holiday since Aug 15. Although the temple is open for 14 hours daily, the maximum number of people who can take the darshan does not exceed 20,000.
"There was a huge rush in the town on Friday and Saturday and, therefore, the management decided to open the 'mukh darshan' facility that does not allow the pilgrims inside the main temple but only to enter the premises, take the darshan from a distance without disturbing the regular queues of pilgrims, and exit," said Kailas Ghule, one of the temple trustees.
Due to the large crowd, the management's security staff, along with the police, employed a 'hold and release' method to prevent overcrowding within the premises. "However, as the number of pilgrims attempting to enter the premises increased, the management decided to suspend the system and closed the door. Some of the pilgrims started kicking the door and even charged at the management officials who tried to pacify them, after which they were whisked away by the police and the security staff of the temple," a police officer said.
"No complaint has been filed in the case by anybody," the police added.
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