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At slightest 200 devotees, including women and children, were rescued from Ayyanar Temple adjacent present aft the h2o level abruptly accrued successful a watercourse adjacent the temple connected Thursday.
Officials said with Karthigai solemnisation being held, a ample fig of devotees had turned up to connection darshan astatine the celebrated shrine. The devotees started trekking done the forested country from the forenoon and reached the shrine aft crossing the stream, which had mean h2o flow.
Suddenly, astatine astir 3 p.m., the h2o travel successful the watercourse accrued and the h2o level went up steadily. While 250 of the 450 devotees, who had gone to the temple, returned, the remaining 200 got stuck connected the different broadside of the stream.
The authorities had posted information unit to oversee the question of devotees, which swiftly helped successful the rescue operation. “All the devotees were brought to the harmless portion without immoderate difficulty,” Home Guard unit posted astatine the spot said.
