Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Devotee Drowns During Holy Dip at Godavari Shrine
A man named Bobbala Srinivasa Reddy went to a temple in Telangana to pray.
After the prayers, he and his wife took a holy dip in the Godavari River.
While he was in the water, he slipped into deeper water and the strong current pulled him away.
People tried to rescue him, but he had already drowned.
His wife filed a complaint, and the police are looking into what happened.
Bobbala Srinivasa Reddy drowned while taking a holy dip in the Godavari River at Kaleshwaram shrine.
The incident occurred on Sunday in Mahadevpur mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana.
Reddy slipped into deeper water and was swept away by the river’s strong current before rescuers could reach him.
His wife Sugdha lodged a complaint, prompting police to register a case and investigate the circumstances.
The couple had visited the Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy temple to offer prayers before the dip.
- Who
- Bobbala Srinivasa Reddy, a pilgrim from Prashanth Nagar, Hanamkonda district
- What
- Drowned while taking a holy dip in the Godavari River at the Kaleshwaram shrine
- When
- Sunday (exact date not provided)
- Where
- Kaleshwaram shrine, Godavari River, Mahadevpur mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana
- Why
- Slipped into deeper water and was swept away by the river’s strong current
- Victim
- Bobbala Srinivasa Reddy
- Location
- Kaleshwaram shrine, Godavari River, Mahadevpur mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana
- Date
- Sunday (exact date not provided)
- Cause
- Slipped into deeper water, swept by current
- Police Action
- Registered case, investigating