The incident occurred about 80 km away from the district headquarters when the devotees were entering a cave to reach the temple situated inside it, Chhindwara Collector Mahesh Chandra Choudhry said.
While three persons were killed, two others are feared to be trapped under the debris, he said, adding rescue operations are underway.
The deceased were identified as Dolly Pandey (23), Nikita Pandey (35) and Sardeep.
