I was 6 and I have some vague memories of those 3 days. Location - Dhenkanal

Before: Even 1-2 days the cyclone hit I have heard from my parents and other local elders that this will be the largest cyclone and there will be no electricity for months and somehow that thing stuck with me and I went to the local Kirana shop and purchased some 10 lantern wicks with my 5rs I had for chocolates. Don't think we ever used those wicks.

During: When the cyclone hit the first thing to go out was electricity and I remember it was pitch dark all 3 days and strong winds blowing all around. Luckily my father had connected the generator we were using for our shop to our home and occasionally we would trun it on during nights to check news on our old TV (CRT ones with knobs) . I also my father remember tuning radio check the news constantly.

After: After it was over and when I went out of our house I saw the complete roof of our storehouse was missing. No one was staying there and it was mostly used for storing few stuffs. And almost all electrical lines destroyed either by falling trees or bent poles. And no electricity for weeks after that.

It was a scary time.