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By Our Staff Reporter
KOCHI, FEB. 22. After more than a decade-long struggle to grab attention of the Government, the committee members of the Narasimha Swami Temple at Muriamangalam are a happy lot — their efforts have not gone waste. The Departments of Tourism and Archaeology have jointly sanctioned Rs.21 lakhs for the temple's conservation. It will be implemented by the Archaeology Department on the basis of a plan prepared by Vastuvidya Gurukulam, Aranmula.
Wooden beams
The temple situated about 13 km from the city near Mamala, on the Thripunithura-Muvattupuzha route, is said to be about 1,300 years old. Built in an `ettu-kettu' style of architecture, it stands in about 75 cents of land. The conservation programme involves renovation of the roofs made of wooden beams after removing the tiles. The gopuram, the entrance gate, came down some time ago and was replaced by a concrete structure. This too was damaged and will now be reconstructed in the original style. The mukhamandapam, belikalpura, velliyambalam, namaskaramandapam, outside the sanctum sanctorum, chuttambalam, vilakumadam and the nearby building on the temple premises, which at present houses the temple office, are the main parts of the temple to undergo restoration. The temple building was said to be the rest room of the royal visitors from the erstwhile Kochi dynasty. A granary with a storage capacity of 15,000 para paddy exists in the building. M.A. Jayakumar, publicity in-charge and convener of conservation committee, said new teakwood beams would be placed after the old ones are removed. He said that a new kodimaram was installed last year after raising Rs.4.5 lakhs for the same. The temple has artistic sculptures on wood. The sides of the rooftop at namaskaramandapam tell the stories of palazhimathanam, santanagopalam, and kiratham. The conservation programme is expected to start in March. The Government has also set a time-frame of three months for completion of the project.
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