Seven people, including four women, died and 12 others were injured in a stampede in a private temple in Tiruchirappali district in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, an official statement said.

According to the statement, the stampede happened when the devotees tried to receive the rupee coins known as ‘Padi Kasu’ from the priest.The injured have been admitted to hospital.

Condoling the deaths, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced a solatium of Rs 1 lakh to their family members and Rs 50,000 to those who were injured. DMK president MK Stalin, in a tweet, said he was shocked to hear about the deaths.