Kushinagar, Aug. 28 -- A 23-year-old artist portraying Lord Shiva died after being electrocuted during Dol Mela held in Tamkuhiraj town of Kushinagar district.
The victim, identified as Rambahal, a resident of Belwa village, was performing on a tractor-trolley platform as part of a tableau organized by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Akhara last evening.
The tableau was part of a larger religious celebration that featured dancers and performers dressed as various deities.
According to eyewitnesses and a video that has surfaced online, Rambahal was dancing energetically on the DJ-powered moving stage when he appeared to tire and sat on an iron pipe attached to the structure.
The pipe was reportedly electrified, possibly due to faulty wir...