Nirmala saw a weeping child in the premises of a crowded temple in Rani Bagh area yesterday, police said, adding that the good Samaritan took the child home and took good care of her.
According to the complaint filed by the missing girl's parents, they lost the child in the temple where they had gone to attend the 'ashtami' celebrations, police said.
A police team was formed and search operations were conducted in several temples, shopping malls, bus terminals and railway stations in the city.
The girl was finally united with her parents, police said.
Lauding Nirmala's efforts, the police rewarded her with Rs 10,000.