Century-old wooden chariot of Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple set on fire in East Godavari district

09 Sep 2020 Save Temples 1608 Views

STAFF REPORTERKAKINADA, SEPTEMBER 06, 2020 11:59 IST

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Note: Savetemples - GHHF volunteers also went to Antarvedi and participated in the protest along with Sri Siva Swamy. The pictures are taken few minutes ago about 4:50pm central time in USA

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The century old chariot gutted as miscreants set fire to it in the early hours of September 6, 2020, at Lakshmi Narasimhaseami temple at Antarvedi in East Godavari district.

The century old chariot gutted as miscreants set fire to it in the early hours of September 6, 2020, at Lakshmi Narasimhaseami temple at Antarvedi in East Godavari district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Police have taken two suspects into custody in connection with the incident at the Lakshmi Narasimhaswami temple

The century-old wooden chariot of the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Antarvedi area in Sakhinetipalli Mandal in East Godavari district was gutted early on Sunday.

It was allegedly set on fire by miscreants between 1.30 a.m. and 3 a.m. in the chariot shed outside the main temple premises.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/century-old-wooden-temple-chariot-set-on-fire-in-east-godavari-district/article32534549.ece