Devotee collapses while in queue at Rameswaram temple, dies
The Hindu
59-year-old devotee from rajasthan dies after collapsing in Ramanathaswamy temple queue. 50-year-old devotee from Karaikudi collapsed and died while standing in queue to obtain darshan ticket at Subramaniaswamy temple in Tiruchendur
A 59-year-old devotee from Rajasthan died after he collapsed while standing in queue at Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram on Tuesday (March 18, 2024).
Police said that C. Raj Das (59), who arrived at Rameswaram a few days ago, went for the early morning spadigalingam darshan in the Ramanathaswamy temple. While standing in the queue, he fainted.
Noticing this, the temple staff rushed him to the temple hospital. Though doctors provided first aid treatment to him, he died at the hospital due to health complications. His mortal remains were taken to Rameswaram government hospital.
Rameswaram police have registered a case and further investigation is underway.
This comes two days after R. Omkumar, a 50-year-old devotee from Karaikudi in Sivaganga district collapsed while standing in queue to obtain darshan ticket at Subramaniaswamy temple in Tiruchendur of Thoothukudi district on March 16 and died minutes later. He was said to have stood in the queue for over 30 minutes.
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