Three persons including Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamy, head pontiff of the Suttur Math in Mysuru district suffered minor injuries after helium balloons exploded at an annual fair.

The pontiff was inaugurating a wrestling event as part of the annual fair. Around two dozen people were standing in a semi circle ahead of the inauguration when balloons suddenly exploded and three people suffered minor injuries in flash of flame.
Watch how it unfolded.