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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Govt retrieved 7.5k crore worth temple lands; 3,000th consecration on June 5
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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 임플란트 언제 식립 해야 좋을까? after 문의하기 Undo 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.
The Hindu
29-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Dispute over right to hoist flag leads to suspension of ceremony at Kannagi Temple
Timely intervention by Forest department officials and the presence of police and revenue authorities ensured that there was no law and order issue at the holy flag hoisting ceremony at Mangaladevi Kannagi Temple at Paliyankudi in the border of Idukki district in Kerala and Theni district, on Tuesday. Every year, to celebrate Chithra Pournami in the Tamil month of Chithirai at the temple, thousands of devotees from far and near trek to the shrine inside the forest. As the temple does not come under Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department, a private trust and a few other organisations conduct the events and serve annadhanam during the festival. To mark the beginning of the festival, they had assembled at at Vinetripaari on the foothills of the Kannagi temple. But trouble started as another group claimed right to hoist the flag. As the foothills were under the Forest department jurisdiction, they alerted the police and revenue authorities. Uthamapalayam Deputy Superintendent of Police Venkatesan and Tahsildar Kannan, along with Forest officials led by Muralidharan from Gudalur range held talks with the two groups. As there seemed to be no consensus, they announced the suspension of the flag-hoisting ceremony and ordered closure of the gates leading to the forest path. In normal times, devotees trek through the forest to the shrine and drinking water and food are provided to them by the organisers. Later, the trustees hoisted the holy flag at their trust office in Cumbum and announced that the devotees can tie the 'kaapu' to begin the fast. A senior revenue official said that the district administration would conduct a peace talk soon and ensure that the festival went on smoothly. Last year, when there were similar issues, the district administration took over the conduct of the festival and ensured that there was no law and order problem, the official added.
