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A devotee died of suffocation while pulling the chariot of Lord Balabhadra during the annual Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri on Sunday. A million devotees from across the globe are in the temple town for the festival.

The man, who is yet to be identified, was rushed to the Puri district headquarters hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Several other devotees were injured because of the stampede-like situation on the grand road. The injured were rushed to the Puri district headquarters hospital, which state health minister Mukesh Mahaling visited to take stock of the situation.