Nearly 200 persons, including students, took ill after consuming temple prasadam at Bilichodi in Jagaluru taluk in the district on Saturday.
Within two hours of consuming the food, served during the Anjaneya Swami temple fair, several of the devotees started complaining of vomiting and loose motions.
The victims were immediately rushed to the Davangere district hospital while few were given preliminary treatment at the Bilichodi PHC.
The DHO Tripulambha visited the spot. Confirmed that this was a case of food poisoning he informed that arrangements had been made to treat the victims