Man's iPhone falls into Tamil Nadu temple's donation box, declared 'deity’s property'
www.indiatoday.in
A devotee in Tamil Nadu realised that his iPhone inadvertently slipped into the hundial while he was making a donation at Arulmigu Kandaswamy temple.
The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/TenaciousDumpling on 2024-12-22 16:41:39.

The devotee, identified as Dinesh, was allowed to retrieve data but not the phone itself - which has now become temple property.

When the matter reached a state minister, he stated that any item deposited in the donation box of a temple, regardless of whether it was intentional or accidental, becomes part of the deity’s account.