A stampede during a local temple festival killed seven devotees and injured ten others near Thuraiyur, about 45 km from Tiruchirappalli , on Sunday, police said. The tragedy occurred when hundreds of people gathered for the padikasu (temple coin) distribution ceremony, held as part of annual Chithira Pournami festival, at the Karuppasamy (a rural deity) temple in Muthiampalayam village.