"I am deeply saddened by the death of seven devotees due to the collapse of a wall during the Chandanotsavam of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. My deepest condolences to the families of those who died in this incident due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains," read a post by the
A total of seven devotees lost their lives after a 20-foot-long stretch collapsed at the Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam during the Chandanotsavam festival. Former BJP MLC Madhav spoke on the issue, saying it was an "unfortunate" incident.
Search and rescue operations are underway by the teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force, an official said.
The flag hoisting ceremony of the 'Chithirai' festival was held at the Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundaraswarar Temple, also known as Meenakshi Amman Temple, in Madurai on Tuesday.
Singh also condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and said that it was a regrettable incident, and every Indian should be united to take strict action against terrorists.
Champat Rai, general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra, installed a 42-foot flagpole on the main peak of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Tuesday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took part in Maha Yajna ahead of the inauguration of Shri Jagannath Temple in Digha, Purba Medinipur on Tuesday.
Nripendra Mishra also emphasized that they are hopeful and inspired by this unwavering faith of the devotees after the temple witnessed daily footfall between 75,000 to 1 lakh.
Sreesanth made his ODI debut for India in 2005 against Sri Lanka, after the one-dayers he was called up in the test squad in 2006 for the series against England, and later that year he was also added in the T20 squad to play only one T20 against South Africa.
Drums, dhols, and thousands of devotees accompanied the procession. The palanquin's departure heralds the formal reopening of the revered Gangotri temple.
Ahead of Akshay Tritiya 2025, Champat Rai, general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, installed the flag pole on the main peak of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple according to the rituals.