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The Supreme Court connected Friday (January 23, 2026) decided to analyse a plea to nonstop the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to “take implicit and control” the Subramaniya Swamy Temple astatine Thirupparankundram successful Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
A Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar issued announcement to the Centre, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the State of Tamil Nadu connected the plea.
The petition filed by the Hindu Dharma Parishad sought the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam astatine a chromatic pillar, identified arsenic the deepathoon, located atop Thirupparankundram Hill, permanently for 24 hours daily,
The Parishad said each year, connected the time of Karthigai successful the period of Karthigai, the full Thirupparankundram Hill indispensable beryllium lit with lamps and Lord Muruga devotees beryllium allowed to worship.
A quality involving the temple and mosque astatine Thiruparankundram during 1915-16
The hill, declared arsenic a protected country nether ‘The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958’, is bound by the Act and its Rules.
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court had precocious upheld an earlier Single Judge bid of Justice G.R. Swaminathan, directing the temple absorption to airy the Karthigai Deepam astatine a chromatic pillar, identified arsenic the deepathoon, dismissing fears of nationalist disturbance arsenic an “imaginary ghost”, which would lone hap if sponsored by the State itself.
The Tamil Nadu authorities had made wide its intentions to situation the bid successful the Supreme Court.
