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The gold-clad copper plates connected the Dwarapalaka (guardian) idols astatine the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple volition beryllium reinstalled connected October 17.
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has taken this determination aft securing support from the Kerala High Court arsenic good arsenic the indispensable permissions from the Tantri.
Confirming the move, TDB President P.S. Prasanth said the panels would beryllium reinstalled connected the evening of October 17, preceded by a ritual performed by the Tantri. The reinstallation ritual volition besides coincide with the opening of the temple for the monthly pujas for the Malayalam period of Thulam. Under the supervision of the Thiruvabharanam Commissioner, the full process of removing the gold-plated panels was video recorded earlier they were sent to a Chennai-based installation for restoration work. On completion of repairs, the panels were brought backmost past week and are presently stored successful the beardown country of the Sabarimala temple.
Meanwhile, the committee has besides planned repair works connected the gold-plated doors of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum up of the upcoming yearly pilgrimage season. “These works, for which support has been obtained from the tribunal and the Tantri, volition beryllium carried retired astatine the Sannidhanam itself,” Mr. Prasanth added.
