Karnataka man lost in Maha Kumbh reunited with family after four months

Kadur: A resident of Kadur who went missing from the Maha Kumbh Mela held in Prayag Raj in Uttar Pradesh since the eve of 'Mouni Amavasya' in January, has been found in Mumbai.

He was reunited with his family after four months, making the family members heave a sigh of relief.

Narasimhamurthy is a native of Mosale village in Hassan district. He was serving as the priest of Narasimhaswamy temple in Tahgali village of Kadur taluk.

He, along with his family members had been to Maha Kumbha Mela and went missing on January 28. He was last seen at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj.

It was the previous day of a stampede incident where several people lost their lives. Narasimhaswamy was not found despite efforts of his co-pilgrims.

After searching for him in person, his son Badrinath, also a priest, had filed a missing complaint with the police.

Recently people from Mosale village in Hassan who were working in Mumbai, found Narasimhamurthy there and alerted his family.

Badrinath, his son said that his father was suffering from memory loss and was separated from his group during Maha Kumbha Mela.

After some days, the members from Shraddha Rehabilitation Centre in Mumbai were taking care of him. The organisation, with the help of people in his native place, brought him back to his village, making the reunion possible, he added.