A complete of 137 Warkaris (devotees of Lord Vitthal) fell sick as a consequence of suspected meals poisoning within the temple city of Pandharpur in Maharashtra, officers stated on Thursday. All of the devotees are secure, they stated.
In line with well being officers from Solapur district, a number of worshippers on Wednesday consumed ‘varai rice’, a barnyard millet preparation, at an area monastery on the event of Maghi Ekadashi.
“After that, 137 Warkaris complained of vomiting and nausea and have been delivered to the hospital. Whereas 89 Warkaris have been admitted, the remaining have been discharged after remedy on the OPD degree,” stated a health care provider from the district civil hospital.
He stated all of the admitted devotees are secure. Pandharpur, about 360 km from Mumbai, is thought for its well-known Lord Vitthal temple.