Mumbai, May 12 -- Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust President Sada Sarvankar said that offering coconut, flowers, and laddu prasad has been prohibited for some time for security reasons.

Sarvankar said that security at the temple is efficient trust is taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the devotees.

"The security at the temple is efficient. Mumbai Police and the trust security are deployed... Extra security steps have been taken considering tensions at the border," Sada Sarvankar told ANI.

"We have decided that offering coconut, flowers, and laddu prasad has been prohibited for some time. Temple trust is taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the devotees," he ...