CHENNAI: While walking through the embers as part of the rituals associated with the festival in the temple, the devotee slipped and fell on top of the embers, sustaining severe burns. The incident took place in Sangagiri, Tamil Nadu. The accident took place during the annual festival at the Amman temple in Arasiramani Kullampatti here. The video of the accident that happened on February 17 is now widely circulated on social media.

Devotees from many villages around the temple come in connection with the festival. They will make various offerings. Walking barefoot through the embers is important in this. Devotees walk in line behind the priest. While walking like this, the devotee fell down and was pulled out of the fire by the people around him. After that, you can see a lot of water being poured on his body in the video. The seriously injured devotee was admitted to Edappadi Government Hospital.