Indian devotees gather after a stampede at a religious festival in Godavari in the Rajahmundry district some 200km north-east of Hyderabad on July 14, 2015. - AFP
GODAVARI, India, July 14, 2015 (AFP) - A stampede on the banks of a holy river killed at least 27 pilgrims Tuesday in southern India, signalling a tragic beginning to a religious festival season, officials said.
The stampede broke out at around 8:00 am (0230 GMT) in Rajahmundry, on the border of the twin states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, about two hours after the start of the Maha Pushkaralu festival which sees thousands of people bathe in the waters of the Godavari river.
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