Lingaraj Mishap: Questions Raised on Use of Excess Ghee

EVEN as the Lingaraj temple administration has decided to examine the circumstances that led to the accidental fall of a servitor while carrying the Mahadeepa atop the temple during Maha Shivaratri, the Samartha Nijog on Thursday alleged that excess ghee in the ceremonial lamp was the reason behind it.

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The seriously injured servitor Yogendra Samarth, in his mid-50s, is under treatment. Yogendra, who has been changing flags and lifting Mahadeepa atop the Lingaraj temple since the last three decades, fell down while climbing the shrine with the holy lamp on Wednesday.

Before carrying the Mahadeepa, he had climbed atop the temple twice to fix the flag during Sahana Mela darshan. This is for the first time such an accident took place during Maha Shivaratri celebration at the 11th century temple.