KOTTARAKKARA: A woman who gifted her own bangles to a housewife after she lost her gold chain during a temple festival, has been identified. The incident happened last Saturday at Pattazhi Devi Temple in Kottarakkara, Kollam.

The woman who lost her chain has been identified as Subhadra of Mangattu Veettil at Mailam Pallikkal Mukal. When the housewife started crying after losing her chain, the unidentified woman gave her two gold bangles. Though the CCTV footages had surfaced, the woman could not be traced. After a long investigation, the woman was identified as Sreelatha of Cherthala and wife of late Mohanan Vaidyar.

Sreelatha, partially blind, went to Pattazhi Temple when she visited her relative. When she saw Subhadra crying, she wanted to do something and said that she did not do this for fame.

Subhadra could not trace the woman who gifted her bangles. After gifting the bangles, Sreelatha told her to sell those bangles of two sovereigns and buy a chain and asked her to pray to god before leaving. Subhadra obeyed it literally.

Subhadra wore the chain before devi in presence of the devotees. She also offered a gold pottu to the devi. Subhadra now wants to see Sreelatha one more time.