Overview
- The worshippers, who ate the temple offering on Saturday during Sri Ramanavami in Bettenahalli, began vomiting and had stomach cramps hours later.
- Officials said roughly 400 people ate the prasada and about 60 reported symptoms from around 1 a.m. on Sunday.
- Most patients were treated at the Aradeshanahalli Primary Health Centre in Devanahalli, with about 46 admitted there and others taken to nearby private hospitals including Manipal.
- District Health Officer Lakka Krishna Reddy said all patients are out of danger after treatment and several have been discharged.
- Health teams collected food samples, including the ‘kalu prasada’, for Forensic Science Laboratory analysis to confirm whether contamination or spoilage caused the illness.