Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Accidental Fire in Temple Hundi at Pithapuram
At a temple in Pithapuram, a small fire happened inside a donation box called a hundi.
A lady was giving a special offering with fire, called harathi, when someone pushed her.
She accidentally dropped the burning harathi into the hundi.
The temple workers saw smoke and quickly put out the fire with water.
Some money inside got a little burned, and other money got wet.
The temple staff took out the wet money and dried it.
They are looking at camera videos to find the lady who dropped the harathi.
A fire occurred in the hundi of the Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam temple in Pithapuram.
The fire started when a woman devotee accidentally dropped a camphor harathi into the hundi.
Temple officials extinguished the fire by pouring water on it.
Some money inside the hundi was burnt, and other notes were soaked.
Temple authorities are considering recovering the amount of burnt currency from the devotee.
- Who
- A woman devotee and temple officials
- What
- A minor fire broke out in a temple hundi
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam temple in Pithapuram
- Why
- A woman devotee accidentally dropped a burning camphor harathi into the hundi after being pushed by other devotees.
- Location
- Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam temple, Pithapuram
- Date
- Saturday
- Cause
- Accidental dropping of camphor harathi into the hundi
- Damage
- Some currency notes burnt, others soaked
- Resolution
- Fire extinguished with water, wet cash removed and dried