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A young man lost his life on Saturday after a group of four entered the Shivaganga pond within the premises of the Akhandalamani temple in Bhadrak to perform a customary ritual bath before offering prayers.
According to sources, all four individuals began struggling in the water shortly after entering the pond. Alert locals quickly intervened and managed to rescue them from drowning.
However, one of the victims, identified as Debabrata Mishra, succumbed while undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.
As per eyewitnesses, the youths entered the temple pond to perform a ritual bath before offering their prayers. However, while b...