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Man Climbs 100-Foot Temple Tower in Inebriated State, Triggers Security Scare

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Tirupati, Jan 3 (IANS) A man in an inebriated state sneaked into the Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati and climbed the temple’s 100-foot ‘Gopuram’ (monumental entrance tower), triggering a massive security scare that lasted nearly three hours. He allegedly attempted to damage two “kalashams”, prompting a swift response from the temple administration and local police, a media report said quoting the police. Security personnel and devotees at the temple were thrown into a st…