In a surprising incident at the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, devotees were seen drinking water dripping from an elephant-shaped spout, believing it to be ‘Charan Amrit’ or holy water from the feet of Lord Krishna. A video capturing this scene has since gone viral, sparking discussions on social media about faith and scientific thinking. 

The footage shows numerous devotees cupping their hands or using small cups to collect and drink the water, which flowed from an elephant sculpture integrated into the temple’s architecture. However, this wasn’t holy water—it was, in fact, water from the temple’s air conditioning system. According to reports, the water was simply AC discharge that drained from tubes designed to resemble an elephant's mouth.