The scandal broke out in November 2009 in the historic temple town of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Summary

The phrase "Kanchipuram Devanathan videos" primarily refers to a controversial criminal case from 2009 involving S. Devanathan

The videos allegedly showed the priest engaging in sexual acts with several women inside the temple premises, often while devotees were waiting outside for puja.

According to police statements, the priest would take regular breaks from his acts to attend to unsuspecting devotees waiting outside with their offerings. The footage reportedly showed a calendar inside the temple, which helped investigators narrow down the timeline of the recordings to June, July, and August of 2009. A police officer described the scene, noting that "lust has blinded his eyes" and that he "was trapped by his own act of recording his sexual encounters".

The disclosure of the videos was entirely accidental. According to contemporary investigative reports:

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, a priest at the Machcheshwara Peruman temple in Kanchipuram

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The scandal involved Devanathan engaging in sexual activities with women devotees inside the sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha), the holiest part of the temple where the main deity is installed. What made the case particularly sensational was that he would film these acts on his mobile phone, often taking breaks to attend to other devotees waiting outside for prayers.

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