A strange-looking gold-colour chariot came afloat in the Bay of Bengal coast near Santabommali in the north coastal Andhra district of Srikakulam on Wednesday morning, leaving the locals awe-struck.

Going by the lettering on the chariot, it looked more like a floating puja mandir, and the police suspect it could be of Myanmar origin.

A date, 16-01-2022, was found inscribed on the chariot.

The locals pulled it ashore after which the police took control of it, but everyone was clueless as to how it drifted this far.

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The sea is currently rough because of the cyclonic storm Asani and this possibly caused the chariot to float adrift.

The Naupada sub-inspector of police said the lettering on the chariot and its structure suggested it could be of Myanmarese origin.

”It is made of tin sheet and given a gold coloured coating. It looked like a puja mandir on wheels,” the SI said.

There was no one onboard the chariot, he added.