Devotee injured as ‘sikharam’of ‘dwajastambham’ falls
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A lady devotee suffered accidents when the highest portion of the dwajastambham at Shivalyam fell down, at Satyanarayanapuram within the metropolis on Monday.
According to the devotees and different eye witnesses, the ‘sikharam’ fell on the devotees whereas they had been performing ‘deeparadhana’ in view of Toli Kartika Somavaram.
However, a serious mishap was averted as there was no rush on the dwajastambham when the ‘sikharam’ fell down. The injured was rushed to hospital and her situation is acknowledged to be steady.
Temple authorities mentioned the ‘sikharam’ was made some 50 years in the past and it obtained broken and fell down. The devastanam administration closed the temple instantly and began ‘Samprokshana’ (cleaning course of).
“Satyanarayanapuram Shivalayam is a historic shrine. Thousands of devotees visit the temple during Kaartika Maasam and the incident created panic among the pilgrims. We request the devastanam management to repair the dwajastambham and arrange ‘sikharam’ immediately,” mentioned a devotee, who had a slender escape.
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