New Delhi: The locals of Andhra's Srikakulam district were shocked to find a mysterious chariot washed ashore at Sunnapalli Sea Harbour on Tuesday morning. The incident possibly occurred amid the impact of cyclone Asani in the region. On the sight of the golden-colored chariot being washed ashore by the ocean waves, the locals grouped together and dragged it out of the water with the help of ropes. A police official of Naupada (Srikakulam district) told that the intelligence department has been informed of the incident. "It might have come from another country. We have informed Intelligence and higher officials," he said. Watch: #CycloneAsani brought to the shores of #Srikakulam #AndhraPradesh a gold-coloured chariot from some far off waters of possibly a south east Asian country... Stuff from mythological tales and fables? #GoldenChariot @ndtv @ndtvindia #ThangaRatham pic.twitter.com/rD0pu9cXQZ — Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) May 11, 2022 Cyclone #Asani brings a gold-coloured chariot to Sunnapalli- Santabommali mandal in Srikakulam. This has shocked the locals. The local fishermen spotted the chariot floating in the sea and brought to the shore via ropes. It resemblance to the shape of a monastery, locals said. pic.twitter.com/KvaSorFr7C — NewsMeter (@NewsMeter_In) May 11, 2022 Netizens were shocked to see the video clips of the mysterious calash coming out of the ocean, with many flooding the social media with their wild guesses and probable conspiracy stories regarding the chariot. Ma’am these are a common phenomenon in the Andaman sea …these so called temples generally come from Myanmar and Thailand shores — U RAMALINGA RAJU (@RamalingaU) May 11, 2022 I guess it's from mayanmar. It looks like a boat from phaung daw oo pagoda festival. ? — Chakri_mr.360 (@chakri360) May 11, 2022 Probably from Myanmar. There have been instances in the past too. Please check — Ginger64 (@Ginger_in64) May 11, 2022 Meanwhile, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recent statement, cyclone 'Asani' has weakened into a 'cyclonic storm' and is likely to turn into a depression by Thursday. Asani has however disrupted the flight operations in the Visakhapatnam and Chennai, as all the flights for Wednesday were cancelled in these two cities.
