Dhwajasthambham collapses in Simhachalam

CCTV footage showed that the flagpole, a huge log of wood wrapped in sheets of copper, collapse around 6.30 a.m.

Visakhapatnam: The Dhwajasthambham – flag pole – of Sri Sitaramaalayam in the Simhachalam temple premises collapsed on Wednesday morning.

CCTV footage showed that the flagpole, a huge log of wood wrapped in sheets of copper, collapse around 6.30 a.m..The flagpole, erected about six decades ago, fell as it was infested by termites, officials said.

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The temple priests immediately erected a temporary bamboo flagstaff to serve as flagpole, and a permanent Dhwajasthambam would be arranged within ten days, executive officer of Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimhaswamy temple of Simhachalam, M.V. Suryakala said.