Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 -- A probe was ordered after an Indian Coast Guard chopper was seen flying low over the Sabarimala temple, which is considered a special security zone, in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district on Thursday.

Visuals taken by one of the Sabarimala temple staff showed the CG 821 Chetak helicopter flying just metres above the flagmast of the temple, located in the middle of the dense forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, around 1.15 pm on Thursday.

Indian Coast Guard officials said the CG 821 helicopter, which was on a routine training sortie from Kochi, ended up flying over the temple and the hills at Pampa due to "high clouds and deteriorated weather" in the area.

"At around 1.15 pm, due to high clouds and deterior...