For jumbo’s sake, Hampi temple peels off bananas – Times of India
HAMPI (KARNATAKA): Centuries-old Viruapaksha temple in Hampi banned bananas from its premises in a bid to keep the area clean and save its temple elephant, which is often subjected to endless selfies by overzealous tourists while feeding it bananas by the dozens.Hanaumantappa, temple endowment officer, told TOI they announced the ban against carrying bananas into…