Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekarbabu and Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru on Thursday inaugurated the construction of additional five-tiers on the north rajagopuram of the Pundarikaksha Perumal temple at Thiruvellarai near Tiruchi. The project is to be executed at a cost of ₹7.85 crore.
The two Ministers declared open the Annadhana Koodam at the Arulmigu Brahmapureeswarar temple at Tirupattur near Tiruchi and served “anna prasadam” to the devotees at the new building. The Annadhana Koodam has been constructed at a cost of ₹89.6 lakh near the temple. The Ministers opened the office building of the temple’s Executive Officer which has been built at a cost of ₹31.95 lakh.
Earlier, Mr. Sekarbabu, accompanied by School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, pulled the newly built wooden car made of teak for Lord Manicka Vinayagar at the Rockfort Arulmigu Thayumanaswamy Temple in Tiruchi. The new wooden car has been made with funds provided by a donor. The temple car is 7.6 metres in height with its width being 6.3 metres and its length being 5.1 metres, an official release said.