Damage to Kedarnath Temple Complex
The Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch has said that Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team visited the Kedarnath temple on 2nd & 3rd August 2013 to assess the damage to the temple. Overall, the temple structure is found in a fair state of conservation. However, some portions of the temple on the northern, eastern and western side indicate moderate signs of damage in the form of dislodged stones on the eastern and western façade, damage to the entrance doorways, bulge in western façade and settlement on the southern side. No signs of physical damages to the interior of the temple were visible.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Smt. Katoch said, the Kedarnath temple is not a protected monument of the ASI. However, ASI will provide necessary technical advice and expertise to the Uttarakhand Government for conservation of Kedarnath temple. The repair work to the temple is possible after establishment of the accessibility to the site.
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