Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Temple Lodges Complaint Over Instagram Reel in Durga Temple
A temple in Vijayawada said a woman filmed a dance video inside their building and posted it on Instagram.
The video was shown on TV and made many people upset.
The temple said the video broke their rules and hurt people's feelings.
They asked the police to find the woman and take action.
The police will investigate and may arrest her if they find she broke the law.
Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam filed a police complaint against an unidentified woman for filming an Instagram reel inside the temple.
The video, recorded on July 30 between 1:45 and 1:47 pm, shows the woman dancing near the Rajagopuram on the seventh‑floor Mahamandapam.
Temple officials claim the reel violated temple traditions and Endowments Department norms, hurting devotees’ religious sentiments and compromising sanctity.
The complaint was submitted to One Town Police Station under the NTR Police Commissionerate, requesting identification and prosecution of the woman.
Temple management vows to preserve the shrine’s sanctity and will take legal action against anyone who desecrates it.
- Who
- Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam temple officials and an unidentified woman
- What
- Police complaint over an Instagram reel filmed inside the temple
- When
- July 30, 2023
- Where
- Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada
- Why
- The video was said to violate temple traditions, hurt devotees' sentiments, and compromise sanctity
- Temple
- Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam
- Video Date
- July 30, 2023
- Police Station
- One Town Police Station, NTR Police Commissionerate
- Instagram Account
- Guntur_bhavani_meghapatel
- Complaint Filed
- Against unidentified woman for filming inside temple