Three people have been arrested in connection with the damage caused to the base panchavargathara of the newly unveiled golden flag mast at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala on Sunday.
While local reports say the mast was destroyed with mercury , visuals from the spot definitely make the substance look like one of the two metals that can exist in liquid state at room temperature . Subsequent reports have claimed the substances used to damage the flag mas is possibly an acid.
The incident is believed to have taken place during worship between 11:50 am and 1:40 pm on Sunday. The damage having alrerady been done, the portion of the vandalised mast has since beem covered with a white cloth even as regular rituals resumed at the holy Hindu temple.
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