India News : 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) official, adding that a barrier would be constructed to protect the shrine from any future calamity.

Regular prayers at Kedarnath shrine will be resumed on September 11 on the auspicious day of Sarwartha Siddhi Amrit Yog, official sources here said.

The decision was taken here on Friday at a meeting held by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna with the Rawal (head priest) of the Himalayan shrine, representatives of Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, Badri-Kedar Mandir Samiti officials and senior ministers, officials said.

The date for resumption of prayers at the shrine was decided after taking approval of the priests and religious leaders who attended the meeting, they said. However, before prayers begin at the shrine, its premises will be purged and purified as per Vedic rituals, they said.

The decision follows completion of the clean-up exercise within the interiors of the famed temple, they said. Though areas close to the temple bore the brunt of the natural calamity, its interiors had remained almost unharmed.

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