A religious feat turns fatal for Gampamallayya Swamy Temple priest
The Hindu
He hit several rock edges while tumbling down and this was recorded in a video.
The purohit of Gampamallayya Swamy Temple in Anandaraopeta village of Singanamala Mandal of the district, known for his daredevilry, died on Saturday morning when slipped from top of the temple. The temple priest Appa Pappayya, 49, climbs near-vertical rock cliff on oil-soaked edges several times every year as part of a ritual to appease Lord Gampamallayya and perform the puja in the temple on top of the hillock. He is survived by two sons and ironically his grandfather too died in a similar fashion, while performing the ritual, said Singanamala Sub-Inspector of Police N. Vamsikrishna.
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