Sari-clad PV Sindhu offers thanksgiving prayers at Mahankali temple

Sindhu carries offerings to a temple in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu on Saturday offered thanksgiving prayers at Mahankali temple in the old city of Hyderabad.

Sindhu carries offerings to a temple in Hyderabad. Pic/PTI

Clad in ‘half saree' and carrying ‘bonam' (offering) on her head, the star shuttler visited Mahankali temple at Lal Darwaza in the old city and offered prayers.

Sindhu told reporters that she worships the deity every year. "I had pledged that if I win a medal at Olympics, I will come again. Today, I have come here to fulfill that pledge," she said. The badminton star had last month participated in ‘bonalu', the folk festival of Telangana being celebrated as the state festival since formation of Telangana state two years ago.

Sindhu's visit to the temple on Saturday comes amid ongoing debate on her nativity and the attempts by both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to claim her as their own following her historic performance at Olympics.