The stampede occurred during a 10-day festival at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The state authorities launched an investigation into the incident.

One of India's wealthiest temples has apologised after six people were killed and dozens more injured in a crush as they queued for tickets to a festival which attracts hundreds of thousands each ...

Since early on Wednesday, devotees from across India had begun to congregate for a 10-day festival at the temple that starts on Friday. Authorities had set up counters to distribute free tokens ...