Notwithstanding the restriction on mobile phones inside the Lingaraj Temple here, a photograph of the deity has surfaced on social media site Facebook.
One Pradipta Patra, a local, had visited the temple on October 14 and uploaded Lord Lingaraj’s Damodar Besha on his Facebook profile. Soon after the report spread, the Lingaraj police began a probe into the incidence. However, the photograph was deleted by the user when the last report came in.
Notably, Lord Shiva dons the Damodar Besha everyday during the month of Kartik. Thousands of devotes from across the country throng the temple to witness the divine attire.