WATCH: Man falls 2,400 feet to his death while encircling Trichi temple
Barely 24 hours after a British tourist fell to his death at Laxmi Narayan Temple in Madhya Pradesh, another report – this time from Tamil Nadu – of a man falling to his death at a temple in Trichi is doing the rounds.
In this case, the horrific incident was caught on camera.
The man, reportedly a rickshaw driver, was visiting the temple located at an altitude of 2,400 feet. The video shows the man casually step on to the narrow ledge of temple perched on top of a hill to encircle it – a ritual performed by some despite a ban. By the time he realised he had lost his grip, it was too late to do anything.
Hundreds of devotees visit the temple during the current Tamil month of Purataasi.
Investigators say the ritual has been banned at this temple but the devotee defied it.
