construct ed ▁P att ay app ura ▁( gr an ary ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁K oz h ik ode ▁once ▁again ▁became ▁the ▁administrator ▁of ▁G ur uv ay ur . ▁ ▁Post - Col onial ▁age ▁ ▁Fire ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁a ▁massive ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁temple . ▁It ▁began ▁from ▁the ▁western ▁Ch utt amb al am ▁( circ um amb ul atory ▁temple ) ▁and ▁ra ged ▁all ▁around ▁for ▁five ▁hours , ▁but ▁the ▁S reek ov il ▁( san ct um ▁san ctor um ), ▁the ▁main ▁de ity , ▁sub - sh r ines ▁of ▁G anes ha , ▁A yy appa , ▁Bh ag av ati ▁and ▁flag st aff ▁remained ▁una ffect ed . ▁This ▁shock ing ▁inc idence ▁of ▁fire ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁Ek adas i ▁Light ing . ▁The ▁day ▁was ▁celebrated ▁on ▁a ▁grand ▁scale ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁l amps ▁in ▁the ▁Vil ak k um ath am ▁( a ▁frame ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁a ▁San ct um ▁San ctor um ▁of ▁a ▁temple ▁covered ▁with ▁oil ▁l amps ▁in ▁rows ▁from ▁top ▁to ▁bottom ) ▁with ▁ ▁wh er ▁san w ere ▁light ed . ▁After ▁last ▁S iv eli ▁process ion , ▁the ▁temple ▁and ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁G op ur am ▁were ▁closed ▁for ▁the ▁day . ▁Ar ound