Foreigners entry into temple creates flutter

BHUBANESWAR: The entry of a foreign national into the Lingaraj temple here on Tuesday created a flutter affecting the daily rituals of the Deity. A Russian national who has adopted a Hindu name Sundar Gopal Das sneaked into the temple along with some tourists from West Bengal on Tuesday forenoon. He was spotted by some of the temple servitors who alerted the police. Detained in Lingaraj police station for interrogation, the Russian national is a follower of Sri Chaitanya Goudiya Matt of Kolkata. The temple rituals were delayed by four hours due to the intrusion of the foreign national into the sanctum sanctorum.