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Elephant injures mahout in Varanasi, hospitalised

Varanasi, Oct 18 (UNI) An elephant brought to the Panchavati Grounds in the Ramnagar police station area of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh for the Ramlila performance suddenly went berserk and injured its mahout.
Upon receiving information about the incident, police arrived at the scene and admitted the injured mahout to the hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
Police have closed the roads leading to the Panchavati Grounds for security reasons. A forest department team has also arrived at the scene. As a precaution, no one is being allowed to approach the ground.
According to information received, the elephant had come from Azamgarh with its mahout. Efforts are underway to control the elephant.
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JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D136U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D135U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D134U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D133U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D132U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D131U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D130U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D129U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D128U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D127U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D126U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D125U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D124U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D123U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D122U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D121U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D120U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D119U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D118U

JAMMU, OCT 18 (UNI) -Devotees throng the historic Kol Kandoli Mata Temple in Nagrota, the Pratham Darshan (first darshan) before proceeding to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Shardiya Navratri, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D117U