89-year-old temple bell discovered

Municipal workers engaged in removing silt in a drainage canal in Nellithope stumbled upon an ancient metallic bell dating back to 89 years on Wednesday. The bell has been handed over to the police.

The workers attached to Puducherry Municipality were engaged in clearing accumulated silt in a drainage canal when they stumbled upon a hard object covered in a gunny bag.

They immediately cleared the silt and pulled out the bag to find a large metallic bell in it.

Inscription

The bell weighing nearly 48 kg had inscription on its side that it belonged to Sri Muthu Vinayagar Sri Muthukumarasamy temple in Kosapalayam and it was made in 1927.

The municipal officials took possession of the bell and later handed it over to the Orleanpet police for inquiry.

Municipal officials said the bell belonged to a temple in Kosapalayam.

Renovation on

The renovation of the temple was going on for the past six months and authorities could have removed the bell to facilitate the renovation work.

Miscreants could have stolen the bell and dumped it in the drainage canal, he also said.