A temple in Tamil Nadu reportedly denied a devotee's request to return his iPhone which he accidently dropped into the 'hundi' (donation box or hundial), asserting that it has now become temple property The devotee, identified as Dinesh, realised that his iPhone inadvertently slipped into the 'hundi' while he was making the donation at Arulmigu Kandaswamy temple in Thiruporur near Chennai He then approached temple officials and pleaded for the return of his phone However, his request was met with a polite refusal Interestingly, the temple administration permitted Dinesh to retrieve the data from his Apple device, but declined to return the phone itself Dinesh, however, stood firm, insisting on the phone's return When the matter reached Karnataka minister PK Sekar Babu, he stated that any item deposited in the donation box of a temple, regardless of whether it was intentional or accidental, becomes part of the deity's account As per the practices and traditions of temples, offerings made in the donation box are considered the property of the deity Rules do not allow us to return such offerings," the minister explained Babu, during his inspection of ongoing temple construction and renovation projects, said that he would discuss the matter with department officials to explore the possibility of compensating the devotee Left side pic credits : mkarthik_graphy

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A temple in Tamil Nadu reportedly denied a devotee's request to return his iPhone which he accidently dropped into the 'hundi' (donation box or hundial), asserting that it has now become temple property The devotee, identified as Dinesh, realised that his iPhone inadvertently slipped into the 'hundi' while he was making the donation at Arulmigu Kandaswamy temple in Thiruporur near Chennai He then approached temple officials and pleaded for the return of his phone However, his request was met with a polite refusal Interestingly, the temple administration permitted Dinesh to retrieve the data from his Apple device, but declined to return the phone itself Dinesh, however, stood firm, insisting on the phone's return When the matter reached Karnataka minister PK Sekar Babu, he stated that any item deposited in the donation box of a temple, regardless of whether it was intentional or accidental, becomes part of the deity's account As per the practices and traditions of temples, offerings made in the donation box are considered the property of the deity Rules do not allow us to return such offerings," the minister explained Babu, during his inspection of ongoing temple construction and renovation projects, said that he would discuss the matter with department officials to explore the possibility of compensating the devotee Left side pic credits : mkarthik_graphy