Servitor injured as stone falls off Puri temple

Puri: Panic struck devotees of the 12th century shrine here after a stone weighing about 15kg fell off the dome of the main temple injuring a servitor last evening. The injured identified as Devi Prasad Panda who received minor injuries is out of danger, according to doctors. The incident took place in the evening when […]

Odishatv Bureau
  • Published: Monday, 08 October 2012
  • Last updated: 08 October 2012, 01:01 PM IST

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Puri: Panic struck devotees of the 12th century shrine here after a stone weighing about 15kg fell off the dome of the main temple injuring a servitor last evening. The injured identified as Devi Prasad Panda who received minor injuries is out of danger, according to doctors.

The incident took place in the evening when Panda was taking some visitors with him for a darshan of Lord Jagannath. All of a sudden, according to some eyewitnesses, a stone came rolling from the top of the temple and hit Panda on his head.

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