Source: www.deccanchronicle.com
TIRUPATI, INDIA, May 27: Tales of premonitions and tragedy are pouring out of Srikalahasti since the collapse of the gopuram. As the news of the gopuram collapse on night spread, thousands of devotees from Chittoor, Nellore and Tamil Nadu thronged the temple town to see the ruins.
Some locals said that their pet dogs had sensed that something was wrong three days prior to the collapse of the gopuram, as they were uncommonly quiet almost as if they were listening for something. Interestingly, scores of birds, including eagles, mynahs, parrots and crows were circling over the fallen structure throughout Thursday. While a pair of mynahs were perched on a clump of bricks on top of the debris for five hours, an eagle kept circling the sky. Locals said that the lone eagle used to perch on top of the gopuram.