India, Feb. 27 -- A sebayat (temple servitor) accidentally slipped and fell while climbing to place the Mahadeepa on the pinnacle of the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, as part of the Maha Shivratri rituals on Wednesday. Two others, including a servitor and a police officer present nearby also sustained injuries in the process.

Later, the servitor and two others who sustained injuries in the mishap were hospitalised.

What happened during the Mahadeepa ritual? Sources reported that a servitor had initially begun climbing the Lingaraj Temple to alight the Mahadeepa at around 10 am but he slipped and fell down a height of a few feet. Following this, he was immediately rushed to Capital Hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, another servitor a...