Lift with devotees to Jivdani temple develops snag all safe

    Palghar, Jan 17 (PTI) At least six devotees briefly
remained stuck halfway in a lift on Sunday while visiting the
famous Jivdani temple at Virar in Palghar district of
Maharashtra, officials said.
    The temple of the goddess is located atop a hillock
and devotees have to either climb close to 1,400 steps or take
a ropeway ride.
    The lift got stuck half way up in afternoon, following
which security guards and the temple staff manually operated
the lift and rescued the devotees, officials said.
    An official said the lift was overloaded.
    "The lift has the capacity to carry only four to five
people at a time, but around a dozen people had entered, which
caused the incident," he said. PTI CORR
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