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Bodyguards escort devotees from Pune wearing '25 kg gold jewellery' to Tirupati temple; roasted 'why show-off in front of God'

The video, posted across several social media accounts, has prompted people to ask varied questions
In the viral video, a family of four, including a woman and a kid, can be seen coming outside the temple premises. Video grab/X

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Chandigarh, August 24

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In what can be called as an ‘obsession for gold’, a video of devotees visiting Tirupati’s Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh by wearing about 25 kg weighing gold ornaments has gone viral.

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“Andhra Pradesh: Devotees from Pune wearing 25 kg of gold visited Tirumala's Venkateswara Temple…,” PTI had wrote as they posted the video on X.

In the viral video, a family of four, including a woman and a kid, is seen coming outside the temple premises.

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Later the family, stated to be from Pune, is seen standing with folded hands near the temple premises with a policeman and a couple of bodyguards.

The two men in white vests and dhotis are seen with thick gold chains around their necks, and a woman in a golden saree covered in jewellery. The kid, not wearing any jewellery, is seen standing in front of the adults.

The video, posted across several social media accounts, has prompted people to ask varied questions.

“Income tax is watching you guys now,” joked an X user. “And they say India didn’t win gold,” added another.

A third asked, “Did they filed IT return”. “Why this show-off in front of god”, another user wrote on X.

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