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Madurai, 4th Feb.: A fire broke out on the premises of the
renowned meenakshi temple here on friday night, affecting
vasantharayar Mandapam, an ancient hall, and reducing 40 shops to
ashes.
The blaze was put out inſthe early hours of saturday)and devo-
tees were allowed to offer morning prayers) The Sri Meenakshi
Amman temple, one of the oldest in the country, attractsſthousands
of devotees.)
"The hall with 1000 pillars, which houses the temple mu-
seum, has not suffered any damage," district collector Veera Raghava
Rao, who supervised the fire fighting operations, told reporters. He
added that a special team was formed to look into the impact of the
fire on the temple.
(There were no casualities, the collector said. A preliminary
probe revealed that the fire broke out late on friday night because of
an electrical short-circuit in one of the shops, situated near a 1000 -
pillar hall. About 40 shops, selling puja articles and toys, were gutted
in the fire and steps were being taken to clear the area of smoke,
police said. The sculptures in the hall were saved, the temple authori-
ties said.
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Answer:
Madurai, 4th Feb.: A fire broke out on the premises of the
renowned meenakshi temple here on friday night, affecting
vasantharayar Mandapam, an ancient hall, and reducing 40 shops to
ashes.
The blaze was put out inſthe early hours of saturday)and devo-
tees were allowed to offer morning prayers) The Sri Meenakshi
Amman temple, one of the oldest in the country, attractsſthousands
of devotees.)
"The hall with 1000 pillars, which houses the temple mu-
seum, has not suffered any damage," district collector Veera Raghava
Rao, who supervised the fire fighting operations, told reporters. He
added that a special team was formed to look into the impact of the
fire on the temple.
(There were no casualities, the collector said. A preliminary
probe revealed that the fire broke out late on friday night because of
an electrical short-circuit in one of the shops, situated near a 1000 -
pillar hall. About 40 shops, selling puja articles and toys, were gutted
in the fire and steps were being taken to clear the area of smoke,
police said. The sculptures in the hall were saved, the temple authori-
ties said.
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