The Patitapabana Bana atop the famous Lord Jagannath temple in Odisha was blown away due to the cyclone over the Bay of Bengal, which has left people in the vicinity panicked. Amphan had intensified into a Super Cyclonic Storm and was hovering over the central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal. According to the details, the Patitapabana Bana (prime flag) was among several other holy flags fixed atop Srimandir. The flag snapped off at around 2.05 pm after a strong wind blew over the centuries-old temple during cloudy weather.
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