Thieves steal bags of human hair from Indian temple
Thieves stole 10 bags of 'special grade' human hair from an Indian temple . According to reports, the hair was donated by devotees at the Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple near the city of Vishakhapatnam.
Police suspect that they entered from a terrace using a rope and then headed to the store on the first floor, and that the theft may be an inside job.The stolen hair worth $10,950 (750,000 Rupes)...
Thousands of pilgrims from the surrounding states visit the temple every day, and shave their heads to offer their hair as an offering to the deity. A special division called the Kesh Kandana Sala (tonsuring centre) sorts the hair according to length and quality, and then auctions it off.
Thousands of pilgrims from the surrounding states visit the temple every day, and shave their heads to offer their hair as an offering to the deity. A special division called the Kesh Kandana Sala (tonsuring centre) sorts the hair according to length and quality, and then auctions it off.
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