Devotee's iPhone Disappears into the Divine: Temple Claims It Now Belongs to God!

A strange incident occurred at the Arulmigu Kandaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu when a devotee named Dinesh accidentally dropped his iPhone into the temple's donation box, known as the hundi. When he requested its return, temple authorities stated that anything placed in the hundi is considered an offering to the deity and thus belongs to God. Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekar Babu said that the items cannot be returned. While Dinesh was given an opportunity to retrieve data from his phone, he insisted on getting the device back, leaving the matter unresolved.

Source: Times of IndiaA strange incident occurred at the Arulmigu Kandaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu when a devotee named Dinesh accidentally dropped his iPhone into the temple's donation box, known as the hundi. When he requested its return, temple authorities stated that anything placed in the hundi is considered an offering to the deity and thus belongs to God. Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekar Babu said that the items cannot be returned. While Dinesh was given an opportunity to retrieve data from his phone, he insisted on getting the device back, leaving the matter unresolved.

A strange incident occurred at the Arulmigu Kandaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu when a devotee named Dinesh accidentally dropped his iPhone into the temple's donation box, known as the hundi. When he requested its return, temple authorities stated that anything placed in the hundi is considered an offering to the deity and thus belongs to God. Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekar Babu said that the items cannot be returned. While Dinesh was given an opportunity to retrieve data from his phone, he insisted on getting the device back, leaving the matter unresolved.

Source: Times of India