Govt retrieved 7.5k crore worth temple lands; 3,000th consecration on June 5

Time of India

24-05-2025

Chennai: The DMK govt has retrieved 7,500 acres of encroached temple land worth 7,671 crore in the last four years.
The govt has also spent 1,700 crore for renovation of 19 major temples under an integrated masterplan and has performed consecration for more than 2900 temples, according to an official press release.
The statement, listing out the achievements of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department, said apart from the retrieval of the encroached lands, about 2 lakh acres of temple lands were scientifically surveyed and were brought under protection by earmarking their boundaries. The dept has also performed consecration of more than 2,900 temples which included 119 temples which never had the ceremony done in several decades.
The 3,000th consecration under DMK govt will be performed at Arulmigu Agneeswaraswamy temple in Thirupugalur on June 5, the statement said.
Renovation work was undertaken in 274 temples which were more than 1,000 years old at a cost of 429 crores. Among the ongoing projects, renovation works are being carried out at 25,813 temples at a cost of 5,970 crore.
As many as 5000 temples located in places populated by Adidravidars have been renovated so far.
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The annual fund for renovation of each of these temples have been increased from 2 lakh to 2.5 lakh last year, the govt said. An equal number of village temples have been renovated during the four years.
The HR and CE dept was also working on construction of a manimandapam for Sangam era poet Avvayar at Thulasiapattinam near Vedaranyam in Nagappattinam district and a temple made of granite for saint poet Thiruvalluvar at Mylapore.