Close encounter: Crocodile surfaces at Beechupally pushkar ghat, priest performs pujaDevotees at Beechupally were stunned after priest Anil Sharma performed puja to a crocodile that emerged from the Krishna River and reached the Pushkar Ghat. Panic broke out after a crocodile, believed to have emerged from the river, reached the Pushkar Ghat. Earlier in the day, the police had cautioned devotees and visitors about the movement of crocodiles following the recent rains. As Sunday coincided with a series of holidays, the Beechupally Krishna River Pushkar Ghat was crowded with visitors and devotees. A video circulating on social media showed Anil Sharma, a priest at the Pushkar Ghat who usually performs rituals for deceased Hindu ancestors, sitting before the crocodile.