Over 300 residents of Puri district underwent purification rituals, including head tonsuring and religious ceremonies, after unknowingly consuming beef, mistaking it for mutton. The restaurant responsible was sealed following a video showing beef was being sold as mutton. Authorities are investigating the matter.
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