Chamarajanagar:  Following the death of 10-year-old Harshith from Bengaluru in a leopard attack during a padayatra from Nagamale to Male Mahadeshwara Hills (M.M. Hills) yesterday, the Forest Department has temporarily banned padayatra on the route to ensure the safety  of devotees.The Chamarajanagar District Administration is said to have issued directions in this regard, following which the Forest Department enforced the ban.