People at the bridge on Sindh river leading to the Ratangarh temple, after the stampede on Sunday morning.
As the full extent of the horrific tragedy that cast a long shadow on Dussehra celebrations becomes clear in election-bound Madhya Pradesh, a political blame game has now begun between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress.
At least 115 people died and over 80 were injured in a stampede on Sunday morning at the Ratangarh temple in Datia district, 400 km from Bhopal.
Visiting the site, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government will review the measures taken during festivals. Anybody found guilty will be prosecuted, he said.
"A commission of inquiry to look into yesterday's stampede would be set up within two days," Mr Chouhan said, after meeting the injured at a hospital.
Mr Chouhan had tweeted before his visit, "Politics on any tragedy is unwanted. The focus should be on attending to the injured & take steps to avoid any such incidents in the future."
He was responding to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's tweet posted last night, "Reason for Ratangarh Mata disaster? Police was charging Rs 200 from each tractor and allowing in no traffic zone. Good Governance in MP?"
Another Congress leader, Ajay Maken, demanded Mr Chouhan's resignation over the tragedy. "Congress is hurt that the Madhya Pradesh government hasn't learnt anything from previous cases. They are answerable and cannot evade responsibility," Mr Maken said.
The panic at the Datia temple was triggered by rumours that the bridge across Sindh river the devotees were crossing was about to collapse. There are unconfirmed reports saying that the stampede took place as some people were trying to jump the queue and police used batons to control them, a charge denied by a top police official of the state.
Some eyewitnesses even blamed the police for spreading the rumour. Questions are also being raised over the preparedness of the officials with reports suggesting there were only 250 policemen to control a crowd of lakhs.
A man, who lost four of his relatives including his two-year-old son, told NDTV, "There was no help. I had to hire a car to carry them to the hospital."