Rajahmundry: Two days after the deadly stampede in which 27 pilgrims were killed, the Godavari ‘Pushkaram’ witnessed huge rush of devotees on Thursday on the occasion of ‘Amavasya’ even as officials said the 12-day religious event was going on without any hitch.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also said the government will ensure that such tragedies do not recur and that pilgrims don’t face further trouble during the festival.
“Absolutely normal. Today it has exceeded the first day’s footfall. First day, we had around 6.4 lakh (pilgrims) by noon (in six bathing ghats here). Today, we had seven…