‘Temple from Chola era in Munnuru is in dilapidated state’
The Hindu
MP asks HR&CE Minister to take steps to preserve it
The Adavallisvarar temple, one of the later Chola temples in Munnuru in Villupuram district, is in bad shape and the sanctum sanctorum has started leaking.
Villupuram MP D. Ravikumar, who has adopted the village under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), has asked Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister P.K. Sekarbabu to take steps to preserve the temple.
“The last time kumbabishekam performed was in 1968. Vegetation has grown on the mandapam over the sanctum sanctorum, and it is in a dilapidated condition. It is leaking inside during rain. There is no adequate air or light in the mandapam in front of the sanctum sanctorum,” Mr. Ravikumar said in his memorandum to the Minister. There are more than 50 stone inscriptions, and one of them talks about Kidaram Konda Cholan Salai, where food was regularly served. It belongs to the period of Rajendra I.
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