on 2 september 1192 richard and saladin finalized Submitting_documents the treaty of jaffa , which granted Preventing_or_letting muslim control over jerusalem but allowed Preventing_or_letting unarmed christian pilgrims and merchants to visit Traveling the city .

The dead Death comprised Cause_to_be_included 17 Christian pilgrims from Puerto Rico , a Canadian citizen , and eight Israelis , including Professor Aharon Katzir , an internationally renowned protein biophysicist .

The burning Use_firearm of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002 , which caused Causation the deaths of 58 Hindu pilgrims karsevaks returning from Ayodhya , is cited as having instigated Causation the violence Violence .

The victims were Hindu pilgrims who were returning Self_motion from the city of Ayodhya after a religious ceremony at the disputed Quarreling Babri Masjid site .

On 25 February , 1,700 people , a mix Cause_to_amalgamate of pilgrims and `` karsevaks '' boarded Self_motion the Sabarmati Express which was bound for Ahmedabad .

The victims Death were mostly Hindu pilgrims returning Arriving from prayers Social_event at the nearby Katyayani mandir .