Priest alleges temple vandalism, later denies it Updated Jan 3, 2021, 4:53 am IST The video caused tension in the backdrop of a series of incidents of temple vandalism The video caused tension in the backdrop of a series of incidents of temple vandalism. (DC File) KURNOOL: A priest on Saturday alleged that the Marlabandaiah Anjaneya Swamy temple near Sajjala Guddam village in Kosigi mandal had been vandalised and an idol desecrated. Hours later, he denied that such a thing had happened, albeit a bit too late as by then opposition activists had staged protests claiming that the government was not safeguarding temples.