Hundreds of devotees had a narrow escape during a festival in India recently when a 100-foot chariot fell on power lines. <br /><br />A terrifying video shows the moment the chariot toppled over and fell on the power lines. <br /><br />A tragedy was averted as officials had taken the precaution to cut off the power supply to the local area for the entire duration of the festival. <br /><br />Luckily, the chariot fell on an empty plot of land.. <br /><br />The incident occurred at Anekal near Bangalore in South India on February 10. <br /><br />Several villages in the area celebrate their harvest by building tall wooden chariots and drawing them to a temple of popular local deity Madduramma. <br /><br />An eyewitness, Ravi Kumar, said the chariot built by villagers of Narayanaghatta tumbled as its tower had been built with iron pipes making it top heavy. <br /><br />“Villagers increase the height of the chariots every year competitively and do not build them scientifically. This was a mishap waiting to happen,” he added.
