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A crowd crush near the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, at about 6:40 a.m. on 17 August 2026, the third Monday of Sawan, killed seven women devotees and injured 25, according to the district list. Officials said a barricade broke under the crowd's pressure and a fallen electricity pole set off a false rumour of electric current. The administration says the deaths were from the crush, not electrocution.
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