Bhubaneswar, March 14 -- The residents of Patiagarh in Bhubaneswar took up the cudgels to protect a temple of Lord Hanuman from being demolished on Tuesday.

Hundreds of people including children and women came out and staged a peaceful protest at the temple to save the temple from being demolished.

According to locals, the temple is one of the oldest temples in the locality. People from local area and neighbouring areas visit this temple on a regular basis to offer prayers to the Lord. The open space adjacent to the temple is being used for several festivals including "Durga Puja' and 'Ravan Podi' during Dusshera since decades. Now the government has hatched a conspiracy to pull down the temple, the protestors alleged.

The agitating pe...