Why a popular Hindu temple in India is mired in gold theft row
1 hour ago Share Save Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi and Ashraf Padanna, Thiruvananthapuram Share Save
Vivek Nair At the centre of the current controversy are the two gold-clad idols of door guards seen in this photo. They are placed outside the temple's main chamber
A famed Hindu temple in southern India is embroiled in a scandal after the Kerala high court said there was evidence that some of the idols have been stripped of their gold covering. Gold and silver plating of idols and temple figurines, mostly paid for by devotees, is common across temples in India. So, the theft at Sabarimala shrine, visited by millions of pilgrims every year, has stunned the devout and made headlines.
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