Five men drown while performing ritual in pond in Tamil Nadu

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Five young men, part of a seasonal ritual associated with a temple, drowned in a pond here on Wednesday, police said.

The accident occurred when priests and volunteers entered the pond and formed a circle as part of a ritual and at that time, a person who was part of the group drowned. When four others tried to rescue him, they too went under water, police said.

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Senior revenue and police officials arrived and the bodies were fished out by Fire and Rescue Services personnel and taken to Chrompet government hospital for autopsy.

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