Mysuru: In an interesting note, the life of many devotees were saved as they arrived late at Maramma temple on Friday, by which time the ‘poisoned prasadam’ had ran out. These devotees, who heaved a sigh of relief after learning that many of their fellow devotees had died or taken ill after coming the ‘prasadam’ distributed at Kichguttu Maramma Temple, Sulwadi in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district, believe that the deity had indeed saved them from the jaws of death. However, those who fell sick after consuming the allegedly poisoned prasadam have their own stories to tell. While some are regretting for consuming the prasadam, some others are cussing their misfortune.
Goplan, of Vadakehalli, who was one among those devotees who arrived late at the temple, told ‘SOM’ that ‘Omshakti’ devotees had set out in two buses to Tamil Nadu and traditionally the journey begins with the performance of puja at Sulwadi’s Maramma Temple. The first of the two buses reached Sulwadi at 9.30 am, while the second bus in which he was travelling arrived at Sulwadi at 10.30 am, by which time the ‘prasadam’ had run out.
