Photo of man ‘smoking’ in Lingaraj temple premises earns flak, action demanded, watch
by Himanshu · KalingaTVBhubaneswar: The photo of a man purportedly ‘smoking’ inside the famous Lingaraj temple premises in the capital city of Odisha has earned flak. People have demanded action against the culprit.
The man in the controversial photo has been identified as Devi Prasad Das. Reportedly, he is from Bhubaneswar.
As per reports, a man was seen holding a lighted cigarette in his right hand and posing for the photo inside the Lingaraj temple of Bhubaneswar. The photo was later uploaded to social media site Instagram to the account Devi_105. The photo earned flak from social media users and people demanded strict action against the man.
It is to be noted that taking photograph inside the Lingaraj temple premises is prohibited. However, in this case, the man was seen taking photograph and that to he was seen ‘smoking’ in this religious place destroying the sanctity.
About a month ago, photos of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty had been seen in photos and videos taken in the temple premises which had earned big debate then.
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