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Deccan Chronicle, 11. November 1999

 

Temples left unscathed by cyclone

 

Bhuvaneshwar – The TV tower crashed down, electricity poles fell like

ninepins, and mighty trees were uprooted as the cyclone vented its fury

but the numerous temples in the city remained unscathed.

 

Amid the ruins everywhere, these shrines still stand erect. Not a

single structure, a majority of which date back from 6th century AD to

12th century AD, suffered damage. At some places even the flag atop the

temple was not blown off, though the wind velocity in the state capital

had touched 250 kmph. The same was the case with other temples in the

entire coast, where the storm had left a trail of death and destruction.

 

According to State Archaeology Department Superintendent B.K.Rath, the

city has as many as 320 temples dating back from 6th century AD to 18th

century AD, but none of the shrines had collapsed or suffered

substantial damage in the cyclone. He said all the Debasthal (religious

sites), where the temples had been built, strictly followed the

traditional text of temple architecture and were based on the Vastu

philosophy. Rath said, according to reports received by his department,

no temple in the coast had been damaged in the cyclone.