The
Mandher Devi temple stampede occurred on 25 January 2005 at
Mandher Devi temple near
Wai in
Satara district in
Indian state of
Maharashtra. The
stampede broke out as 300,000 people converged on the Mandher Devi temple to undertake the annual pilgrimage on the full moon day in January and for participation in a 24-hour-long festival that includes ritual animal sacrifices to the goddess.