Sacred shrines were violated as thieves struck three temples overnight. Gold Durga murti and silver treasures vanish from donation boxes. Who dares plunder Odisha’s divine sanctuaries?
On Thursday night, miscreants targeted Kanak Durga Temple in Patiagarh, Neelakantheswar Temple, and Shikharchandi Gramadevati Temple in Bhubaneswar’s Patia area. Locks broken, gold idol, silver throne, forehead tika, nose ring, and hundi cash stolen from Kanak Durga alone.
CCTV captured four suspects entering the premises. Infocity Police registered a complaint; investigation traces coordinated burglary worth lakhs. Temple authorities discovered ransacked shrines on Friday morning.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s temple city and Sanatana Dharma stronghold, faces brazen attacks on its living deities. Kanak Durga embodies feminine shakti; Neelakanteshwar honours Shiva. Such desecrations echo historical assaults on Hindu worship sites, demanding swift justice.
Stolen murtis wound devotee hearts; looted hundis betray trusting pilgrims. Temple security gaps expose sacred spaces to criminal greed.
Hindu temples remain aggressive targets, testing the community’s resolve to protect prana pratishthit deities
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