Eight major stampedes across India claimed 129 lives in 2025 so far. These include the stampedes at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati temple and the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela in January, followed by more incidents at New Delhi railway station, Goa's Shirgao temple, Bengaluru's RCB IPL parade, and Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple. The stampede at TVK chief Vijay's rally claimed 41 lives.