Vrindavan: Due to Kartik month and Sunday holiday, there was a flood of devotees in the religious city of Vrindavan. Devotees started arriving at Thakur Shri Banke Bihari Temple from early in the morning for darshan. Within no time, long queues of devotees formed outside the temple. The pressure of the crowd was so high that the main groves and approach roads leading to the temple were jam-packed with devotees. Due to this, not only the local people but also the devotees who came for darshan had to face problems in transportation.
traffic system affected
The traffic system of the city was also affected due to the large number of devotees arriving from different states of the country. There was traffic jam throughout the day on major roads including Parikrama Marg, Vidyapeeth Square, Jugal Ghat. Traffic was seen crawling due to long queues of vehicles on the roads. At the same time, due to the crowd of devotees in the narrow streets, it became difficult to even walk on foot.
crowd control efforts
The police and temple security personnel had to work hard to control the crowd. The devotees were moved forward intermittently by placing barricades at various places. Despite this, crowd pressure continued around the temple. Due to the religious importance of the month of Kartik, the number of devotees reaching Vrindavan is continuously increasing. The crowd that gathered on Sunday once again posed a challenge to the city's traffic and systems.