A 45-year-old devotee died of a cardiac arrest while trekking to the Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Velala village in Mancherial district on Maha Shivratri. He collapsed during the climb and was declared brought dead at a hospital.
Works on Gopuram, Mandapam and other structures are taking place as part of the development of the temple which attracts devotees from different parts of Telangana and also from neighbouring States
The victim, Mallesh sustained serious chest injuries when the frontal portion of the temple chariot hit him in the chest during a procession of the presiding deity as part of the fair
