Footage shows the suspects as they spray-painted graffiti messages on the marble sign outside of the temple, a brick wall and a city sidewalk.

The Sheriff’s Department also announced that the vandalism occurred late Friday, March 7, night and involved two suspects.

Spray-painted vandalism was reported at a Hindu temple in Chino Hills on Saturday morning, March 8. At around 9:15 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a vandalism report at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple off the 71 Freeway in Chino Hills.

The iconic BAPS Hindu Temple in Chino Hills, California, faced vandalism with discriminatory messages, urging the Hindu community to stay united again

Hateful phrases and derogatory messages were found spray painted outside of the BAPS Mandir Hindu temple in Chino HIlls on Saturday, prompting an investigation from local law enforcement.