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“So far, 13 devotees have died in the tragic incident at Sulavadi’s Maramma temple in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Dr.
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Parameshwara (Pic: Wikimedia Commons)Bengaluru: The toll has gone up to 13 from eight in the Friday’s suspected food poisoning at a village temple in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district. The district police registered a case of negligence against a private trust managing the temple, belonging to the Lingayat community. “I have instructed the Muzarai (Endowment) department to be alert and avoid such incidents at any temple in the state,” said Parameshwara. The temple deity Maramma, considered an incarnation of Hindu Goddess Durga, is worshipped for blessings before starting any work or function..