At least two people died and many were injured in a stampede after a live wire broken by a monkey caused panic among Hindu devotees outside a temple in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Authorities are investigating whether a snapped electric wire or a spreading rumor triggered the chaotic surge in the northern city of Haridwar.

Police officials stand guard near the site of a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, in northern India's Uttarakhand state, where at least six people were crushed to death on July 27, officials said, after a massive crowd surge. (Photo: AFP)