Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Darshan Suspended After Woman Beggar Dies In Yadagirigutta Accident
A woman named Eshwaramma was hit by a car on the hilltop of the Yadagirigutta temple.
She was badly injured and died at the scene.
The temple temporarily stopped allowing devotees to have darshan.
Officials said this was because the death happened at the sacred temple site.
They will perform special purification ceremonies according to temple traditions.
After those ceremonies, darshan is expected to resume.
Police took the car driver to the police station.
They also sent Eshwaramma’s body for a post-mortem examination and began investigating.
A speeding car struck and killed Eshwaramma on the Yadagirigutta temple hilltop Tuesday morning.
Temple authorities closed the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple and suspended darshan.
Officials said purification rituals and Samprokshana ceremonies must be completed before darshan resumes.
Police moved Eshwaramma’s body to Bhongir Area Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The car driver was taken into custody, and police registered a case to investigate the accident.
- Who
- Eshwaramma, a local resident and woman beggar, was killed; police took the car driver into custody.
- What
- A speeding car struck and killed Eshwaramma, leading temple authorities to suspend darshan.
- When
- Tuesday morning.
- Where
- On the hilltop of the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta.
- Why
- Darshan was suspended because the death occurred on the sacred hilltop, pending purification rituals and Samprokshana ceremonies.
- Deceased
- Eshwaramma, a local resident of Yadagirigutta
- Incident
- A speeding car hit the woman, who died at the scene
- Temple action
- The temple doors were closed and darshan was suspended
- Resumption condition
- Prescribed purification rituals and Samprokshana ceremonies
- Body location
- Bhongir Area Hospital for post-mortem examination
- Police action
- The driver was taken into custody and a case was registered
- Investigation
- Police are examining the circumstances of the accident