‘Dwaja Stambham’ of temple atop Simhachalam collapses
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The ‘Dwaja Sthambham’ of Sri Sitarama Swamy temple atop Simhachalam hill collapsed on Wednesday morning. The ‘Dwaja Sthambham’ was erected about six decades ago and the wooden pole inside the outer hollow metal pillar, became weak after it was eaten by white ants over the years, and collapsed at 6.30 a.m.More Related News

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