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Construction of a caller temple chariot for the yearly Panguni Uthiram festival astatine the Perur Patteeswarar Temple commenced connected Sunday.
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare V. Sampath Kumar inaugurated the enactment for the 65-foot-tall chariot connected the temple premises.
The temple conducts its yearly Panguni Uthiram festival with 5 chariots carrying the idols of Somaskandar, Pachainayaki Amman, Subramaniyar, Vinayagar and Natarajar. As the existing woody chariots person deteriorated implicit time, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department had planned to conception caller chariots.
As a archetypal phase, support was granted for the operation of a caller chariot for Lord Patteeswarar astatine an estimated outgo of ₹1.41 crore. The task was inaugurated done video conferencing connected November 27 past twelvemonth by the past Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. However, the enactment did not advancement subsequently.
Following the alteration successful government, the task has present been taken up.
Officials said the operation would beryllium completed successful clip for the adjacent Panguni Uthiram festival, erstwhile the procession is expected to beryllium held utilizing the caller chariot.
Siravai Adheenam Kumaragurubara Swamigal, HR&CE Joint Commissioner Ramesh, Deputy Commissioner Vimala and Marudamalai Subramaniyaswamy Temple trustee Jayakumar were present.
