After the first day of Pushkaraalu tragic deaths, again 22 pilgrims were found out to be dead in separate incidents.

Being back to back holidays, the number of pilgrims turned for Pushkaraalu on Saturday and Sunday. This led to the tragic incident. In AP Pushkaraalu ghats, as many as six pilgrims were killed in three separate incidents at ghats at Gedellanka in Mummidivaram mandal, Devipatnam mandal and Sakhinetipalli mandal.
 
Along with this, there are even people who are killed while travelling to the ghats. Due to the heavy traffic in the district, where Godavari Pushkaraalu are being held, two pilgrims from Srikakulam district were killed and in another motorcycle accident, one person is injured at Neeladriraopet in Gandepalli. In Kovvuru, a woman was run over by a water tanker and another two pilgrims were run over by a lorry in Komeripalem of Denduluru mandal and other one person faced the destiny at Vullamparru village in Palakole mandal in West Godavari district. Complaining cardiac arrest, a 75-year-old man left his breath at Goshpada Kshetram at Kovvur.
 
Pushkaraalu deaths in Telangana

Along with tragic deaths in Andhra Pradesh, even Telangana, which is performing Pushkaraalu since few days, is not an exception to experience the deaths. Three pilgrims related to the same family were killed in a lorry accident near Nirmal in Adilabad district and another one person died near kothagudem, while getting down from the bus.   
 
Whatever be the reasons for the death, it is very tragic that, these many pilgrims lost their lives in Pushkaraalu. So it is better to be away from Pushkaraalu on holidays, keeping in mind the crowd.

By Phani