Mathura-Vrindavan Temple Sees Unprecedented New Year Chaos; Crowd Management Fails

• Thakur Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura-Vrindavan witnessed unprecedented crowd chaos for New Year 2026.
• Devotees, including children and elderly, suffered immense distress due to severe overcrowding and pushing.
• Despite district administration's claims of robust arrangements and High Powered Committee meetings, crowd management failed.
• Crowd influx began increasing from December 25, with devotees from across the country arriving for darshan.
• Commissioner Shailendra Singh and DM Chandra Prakash Singh visited the temple, instructing security for crowd control.

Why It Matters: New Year crowd chaos at Mathura-Vrindavan's Banke Bihari Temple exposed severe administrative failures.