Beef thrown at Temple Idol in Orissa

In a shocking incident, beef was thrown at an idol of Goddess Laxmi at a community puja pandal in Orissa's Sundargarh district. This resulted in a large number of people protesting against the incident and demanding arrest of the culprits. Good news is that two people were arrested on the charges for the crime, namely Fransis Ekka and Ajit Munda. Two kgs of beef has also been seized from near the idol. However it is claimed that the main culprit is at large. 

We hope all culprits are arrested soon and brought to the book. We also hope that the whole incident is probed to find out any bigger conspiracy in order to stop such an incident happening again. 

Ref: Two arrested for throwing beef at idol in Orissa; PTI, Sunday, October 4, 2009

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_two-arrested-for-throwing-beef-at-idol-in-orissa_1294968

Flood-hit temple town Mantralayam in AP

We get to know about flood hit temple town Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh though below news report published in DNA on October 4, 2009:

An absolute silence prevails in the famous temple town of Mantralayam in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, which was ravaged by the floods in the river Tungabhadra - a tributary of Krishna river. The holy town, otherwise bustling with pilgrims, wore a deserted look with the town remaining under several feet of flood water for the past three days. 

People across India throng Mantralayam, situated on the bank of the Tungabhadra, to offer their prayers at Raghavendra Swamiji's Brindavan (where swamiji attained live samadhi). 

Though, the water-level has receded today, but, not the woes of the people, particularly pilgrims who saved their lives by moving to rooftops of the buildings surrounding the Raghavendra Swamiji's mutt, when the town was marooned. After the water level receded today, the district administration has begun cleaning up the debris and lifting the bodies of humans and scores of cattle that were strewn in the streets, official sources said adding that relief and medical camps were set up in the temple town.

(c) and detailed news: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_uneasy-calm-in-flood-hit-temple-town-mantralayam-in-ap_1295039