Earlier on Wednesday, a devotee claimed that he found a millipede in his curd rice while lunch was being served at the temple at 1.30 pm.

The incident allegedly took place on Wednesday, at 1:30 pm when lunch was being served at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh. A devotee claimed that he found a millipede in his curd rice.

Amidst huge row over alleged use of adulterated ghee for making laddu prasadam at Tirupati Venkateshwara temple, a devotee has alleged he found millipede in Anna prasadam served at the temple. The temple board, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, refuted the allegations and called them “false and unfounded”.

The claims of insects in the Tirupati temple offerings have emerged amid weeks of outrage about the alleged presence of animal fat in their infamous laddu

Devotees have alleged that they found insects in Tirupati prasad served to them at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh. The temple authorities have rejected such claims, calling them baseless.