In a freak mishap, two youth drowned at the pushkarini (temple tank) of Lord Vayulingeswara Swami temple atop Ramagiri hillock in Pitchatur mandal on Wednesday.
According to the Pitchatur police, the youth identified as Vijay (23) and Mahendra (24) of Adavi Koyambedu village of the mandal, reached the hilltop on their bike for ‘darshan’ of the deity. Before having ‘darshan’, the duo tried to wash their feet at the temple tank, but fell into it, losing grip on the slippery edge.
Though they tried to come out of the tank, the slippery edges of the tank did not permit them. Before some devotees could rush to their rescue, the duo drowned. Their bodies were fished out after an hour. The police shifted the bodies to the area hospital and registered a case.
