Viral: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Battling Myositis, Climbs 600 Steps To Temple

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who has earned a name for her top-notch performances in South Indian  films visited the Palani Murugan temple in Tamil Nadu on Monday. Not only that, the actress also lit camphor on each of the 600 steps of the temple. Samantha Prabhu, who last year appeared as a guest on Koffee With Karan, was accompanied by her friends and director of Jaanu, C. Prem Kumar. Some pictures from visit to the temple were widely shared over social media. One such Twitter user posted some pics of the actress lighting camphor on the temple steps and wrote "Today Samanthaprabhu2 mam performed Pooja Palani Murugan kovil  walked up the 600 steps lighting,". See the post here.

Last year, Samantha Ruth Prabhu was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Myositis. In an Instagram post last month, the actress opened up about health condition and she wrote: "A few months back I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Myositis. I was hoping to share this after it had gone into remission. But it is taking a little longer than I hoped. I am slowly realizing that we don't always need to put up a strong front. Accepting this vulnerability is something that I am still struggling with. The doctors are confident that I will make a complete recovery very soon. I have had good days and bad days.... physically and emotionally.... and even when it feels like I can't handle one more day of this, somehow that moment passes. I guess it can only mean that I am one more day closer to recovery." See the post here.

The actress wrote that she is getting closer to recovery and added, "The doctors are confident that I will make a complete recovery very soon. I have had good days and bad days.... physically and emotionally.... and even when it feels like I can't handle one more day of this, somehow that moment passes. I guess it can only mean that I am one more day closer to recovery. I love you." She signed off the post with these words: "This too shall pass."

Myositis is a rare disease that leads to inflammation of the muscles. Symptoms of the disease can vary from weakness, fatigue to low fever, weight loss etc. The causes of Myositis are many. It can develop from injury, infection or an autoimmune disorder.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu made her big digital debut with The Family Man 2, for which she made headlines for her role as Raji, a Sri Lankan Tamil liberation fighter on a suicide mission in the series.  Her film Shaakunthalam will open in theatres on February 17. Apart from the Gunasekhar directorial, she will also be seen alongside Vijay Deverakonda in Kushi.