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Uttarakhand: Thoughtful construction style saved Kedarnath from serious damage

New Delhi, July 15: The thoughtful construction style of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand saved the 11th century structure from any serious damage during last month's devastating floods, says an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

IANS Published : Jul 15, 2013 10:39 IST, Updated : Jul 15, 2013 10:49 IST


"Whatever we have seen in pictures is that a door of one of the 'mandaps' (canopy) has been broken, and on the back side of the temple a few stones have come out. On one side of the temple there was an Ishan temple -- it seems to have been washed away, as we can't see it in the photos," he added.





Standing majestically tall at an altitude of 3,969 metres above sea level, the Kedarnath temple has been built in the Rekha-Sikhara style with three different horizontal divisions. Despite the fact that the Kedarnath temple doesn't come under ASI-protected sites, due to the religious sentiments attached with this holy shrine, restoration has been entrusted to them.






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