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Bee Swarm Disrupts Navratri Immersion Procession In Chittorgarh, 90 Villagers Stung

A Navratri immersion ritual in Balarda village turned chaotic when bees attacked a procession of 150 people. Ninety were injured, including the elderly and children.

Chittorgarh: A Navratri immersion procession in Balarda village, Kapasan subdivision, turned into chaos on Thursday when a swarm of bees attacked the participants. Around 90 people, including women and children, were stung.

The procession, held after the Navratri festival, was on its way to a pond for the ritual immersion of the sacred thread. As the crowd of nearly 150 villagers moved along the route, bees from a hive on a roadside tree swooped down, stinging people indiscriminately.

Eyewitness Shobhalal Jat s

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