Overview
- Conflicting official counts put fatalities at nine or ten, with several injured and some in critical condition.
- Police and witnesses cited a collapsed railing, a single entry–exit route and an elevated first-floor approach as key factors, with the surge reported around 11:30 am.
- The temple is not under the Endowments Department, and organisers did not seek permissions or police bandobust for the large gathering.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex‑gratia of ₹2 lakh for families of the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured, as rescue and treatment continue.
- The state ordered an inquiry into crowd management and structural lapses, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu vowed action against those responsible.