Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have launched an investigation after a threat to blow up the famed Jagannath temple in Puri was found scrawled on a wall near the shrine, officials and local media said on Tuesday.

The message, written in both Odia and English, warned that the centuries-old Hindu temple would be destroyed in a militant attack and included several phone numbers, urging locals to call them. The wall, located close to the high-security temple complex, also showed signs of damage, and several street lights and poles in the area were found broken, local reports said.

The incident has raised questions about police vigilance, as the temple and surrounding areas are monitored by CCTV cameras and patrolled regularly by security personnel. “How could such graffiti appear in a high-security zone?” one temple servitor was quoted as saying by local media. The warning comes amid a series of recent incidents that have unsettled some of the temple’s priests and staff, including a disruption during the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, overcrowding that led to stampede-like situations, and a flag being carried away by an eagle. Police said they were examining CCTV footage and attempting to trace the individuals responsible for the graffiti. “An investigation is under way to identify and apprehend those involved,” a senior officer said.

The Jagannath temple, one of Hinduism’s holiest sites, attracts millions of pilgrims and tourists annually, and has been a declared high-security zone for years.