Watch: 120-foot tall chariot collapses in Bengaluru, devotees escape unhurt
Devotees from more than 10 villages were participating in the annual Huskur Madduramma temple fair when the 120-foot tall chariot crashed to the ground on Saturday.
In Short
- 120-foot tall chariot collapses during temple fair in Karnataka
- Incident during Huskur Madduramma temple fair in Bengaluru (Rural)
- No casualties or injuries reported in the incident
A 120-foot tall temple chariot on Saturday collapsed during a religious and cultural event near Anekal in Bengaluru (rural).
Thousands of devotees, from more than 10 villages, were participating in the annual temple fair of Huskur Madduramma temple when the incident occurred.
Hundreds of devotees were trying to raise the gigantic and intricately decorated chariot with the help of ropes tied to all sides just when it lost balance and came down crashing to the ground.
No one was injured in the incident. The chariot was later lifted back to its original position with the help of tractors and ox carts.
The Huskur Madduramma fair is a popular annual chariot festival, where these chariots are the main attraction.
Till a decade back, over a hundred chariots would grace the popular festival, but the number has dropped drastically to just 10 to 15 in recent years.