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Nearly 90% of the works taken up for the kumbabhishekam of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple present had been completed and the remaining 10% works would beryllium executed arsenic per schedule, said Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department Minister S. Ramesh present connected Thursday.
Speaking to media persons concisely aft inspecting the shrine on with HR&CE Department officials, Mr. Ramesh said the works were taken up arsenic per the agama sasthra. The kumbabhishekam for the satellite celebrated shrine was scheduled to beryllium performed connected September 17. The past kumbabhishekam was done successful 2009.
He said capable attraction had been taken to implicit each the works, including connected Vasantha Rayar Mandapam that was damaged successful a occurrence mishap successful 2018. The pillars had been replaced and last touches were being given.
The Minister had a darshan of the deities by joining the queue. He went astir the annadhanam centre and enquired with the employees astir the fig of beneficiaries who took the nutrient daily. He tasted the escaped laddu, which is being fixed arsenic prasadam to the devotees.
The potable h2o successful the vicinity was besides tested and the officials said they periodically sent samples to a laboratory and cheque its quality.
Though the Minister did not instrumentality immoderate questions, helium mostly shared accusation astir the kumbabhishekam works successful progress. He is understood to person asked for study connected the alleged malpractice successful merchantability of tickets for peculiar darshan successful Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar sannidhis pursuing complaints from devotees.
He besides inquired astir the recently constructed Yatri Nivas connected the onshore belonging to the HR&CE Department astatine Ellis Nagar and asked the reasons for its non-functioning, an authoritative said.
