Puri, July 16 -- A stampede-like situation during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri claimed the life of one devotee and left around 100 others injured on Thursday, according to officials.

The incident occurred on Bada Danda (Grand Road), where lakhs of devotees had assembled to witness the ceremonial pulling of the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra during one of India's largest annual religious festivals.

According to preliminary information, a devotee developed severe breathing difficulties amid the dense crowd and was rushed to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared the person dead.

Officials said around 100 devotees either sustained injuries or suffered health-related c...