Foreign tourist carriers liquor inside Hampi temple, triggers huge protests

Foreign tourist carriers liquor inside Hampi temple, triggers huge protests

A foreign tourist triggered a ruckus on Tuesday at Hampi after carrying and consuming liquor inside Virupaksha Temple premises- a prohibited area. A picture showing him with a liquor bottle inside the temple went viral, triggering protests; and the local activists, who staged the protest on Wednesday, have demanded more security at the premises and action against the tourist who is yet to be traced.

The unidentified tourist who is said to be from Holland had entered the premises the second time by concealing the liquor despite being sent out with a warning after the first.

It all started when the tourist was spotted with a liquor bottle on the temple premises on Tuesday evening. Virupaksha Temple premises being a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site and also falling in the core zone of Hampi, the capital city of erstwhile Vijayanagar Empire, carrying or consuming liquor in its vicinity is prohibited.