Summer Bonanza #6

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1)      This temple built of black granite is situated on the Bay of Bengal. One legend regarding it’s downfall goes that there was a lodestone on top of the temple which used to draw vessels towards it resulting in heavy damage. To prevent their trade from being affected the Portuguese took the lodestone which was holding the columns and other stones together –away thus resulting in the collapse of the temple. The temple was later rebuilt. Identify the temple.

2)      Catholic shipyard workers believed that the titanic was doomed even before it set sail . Why?

3)      This is totally an Indian concept created by the creative team at Ogilvy and Mather (O&M) India. They are not animated characters but human actors from local Cape Town theatres dressed in white and stuffed with foam. Who are they?

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