India, Oct. 4 -- A Hindu temple in an Ohio locality was vandalised in an alleged attack using bricks, two US advocacy groups claimed.

The Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Vadthaldham in the greater Cleveland suffered damage due to the shattering of windows, the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America said.

The alleged attack took place on Friday afternoon when priests and some devotees were inside the temple, the two advocacy groups said. The attack comes at a time when the Indian-American community in the state was preparing to celebrate Hindu Heritage Month with the Navaratri festival in less than 10 days.

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