Ayyappa devotee drowns in Ettumanoor temple pond

KOTTAYAM: An Ayyappa devotee drowned in the pond of Ettumanoor Temple. He has been identified as Dileep (38), a native of Vembayam in Thiruvananthapuram. The incident happened when he stopped at the Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple to pray while returning after Ayyappa darshan.

Dileep went missing at 5.45 am. The body was fished out by those who accompanied him for Ayyappa darshan. The temple has been closed following the incident.