Bears are normally terrifying and dangerous wild predators, but at this temple in central India one is happy to drink up mango juice offered by devotees and tourists.

The Chandi Devi temple rests in a forest in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh state, and receives many worshippers during the month of October for a major festival.

Most famously however, a family of friendly wild bears lives nearby and after ceremonies are completed for the day, they accept food offerings from the priests and more often Mangola, a mango-flavoured soft drink, from willing tourists.

The bears are reportedly never violent and devotees can be seen in this video from October 18, taking selfies and photographs with the thirsty bears.

Bears famous, everyday do the orbits of the idol, take offerings as Maza drink.
Chandi Devi temple situated in the middle of the forest in Mahasamund district,Chattisagarh India. There is a huge crowd of devotees worshiping the temple in the month of October for Hindu festival. The Main attraction is Wild bear. where a whole family of bears arrives everyday and after Aarti, they return with Coconut which is given by priest & they eat. But now they are more enjoying Mangola drink.
In the video the devotees are offering Mangola drink maza to Wild bear.
The devotees who come to see the worship-offerings are offering offerings to those bears, feeding other things along with them also bring them, they also take selfie together.
The priest told that these bears have never been violent and have harmed any devotee. When someone bothers them or tries to exterminate them, they certainly express anger.
Chhattisgarh's incidents of bears and human conflict from different parts of the country are coming out.
The wild bears attack people and take them to life.
But devotees of Chandi are these bear friends for devotees coming to Chandi Mandir.