Police have still not been able to identify the four arsonists who set fire to a £100,000 sacred Hindu chariot last month.

The chariot, kept in the car park behind the Sivayogam London Muthumari Amman Kovil temple in Hebdon Road, Tooting was set on fire on November 16.

Nobody has yet been arrested, despite a police appeal for witnesses to come forward.

CCTV footage caught four hooded people setting the chariot on fire, but the images were of poor quality and the police have been unable to use it to identify the arsonists.

One of the arsonists is believed to have been burnt during the fire which damaged the chariot beyond repair.

It is not yet clear if there was a racial or religious motivation for the crime.

A spokesperson for the police said: "Police are treating the fire as suspicious, and are keeping an open mind as to the motives of the suspects."

Nagendram Seevaratnam, 74, founder and spiritual leader of the temple spoke last month of his distress at the wanton act of destruction.

He said: "It is a very significant item to a Hindu Temple, it is a beautiful chariot.

"Everybody is crying. I felt they poured petrol on me."

The juggernaut is used on August bank holiday Monday as part of the Hindu chariot festival in Tooting and Mitcham.

It symbolises a vehicle used by Hindu god Lord Krishna in the scripture Mahabharata and is used to parade deities from the temple to the streets of Tooting and Mitcham.

The parade allows people who cannot make it to the temple to still worship, with around 5,000 devotees travelling to Figges Marsh each year to take part.

In India and parts of Sri Lanka similar chariots are paraded around villages or cities, believing that the ceremony brings prosperity to the area.

Anyone who has information about the incident can call the Investigation Team on 020 8247 8482, or alternatively, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.