Fire damages roof Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple
The Hindu
Devotees chip in to douse the flame; ministers and MLAs visit the shrine
A fire broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of Mandaikadu Sri Bhagavathi Amman Temple on Wednesday and damaged the timber and tiles in the 15-foot-tall roof. After it was closed on Tuesday night following usual prayers, the temple was opened on Wednesday morning and priests came out of the temple around 6.45 a.m. after performing usual ‘deeparadhana.’ When a devotee, who was offering prayers from the road in front of the shrine, noticed smoke billowing from the roof of sanctum sanctorum around 7 a.m., he alerted others. Fire and Rescue Services personnel from Nagercoil, Thuckalay and Colachel rushed to the spot to douse the flame that destroyed a portion of the timber and tiles in the roof and silk saris offered to the deity by devotees. As the devotees too joined the fire-fighting exercise, the flame was doused with ease.More Related News