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Meenakshi Temple to get facelift

Staff Reporter

MADURAI : The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here is all set to receive a major facelift as a sum of Rs. 2.20 crore has been sanctioned by the Tourism Department for renovation works.

This sum is apart from the Rs. five crore sanctioned by the State, which was announced by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister, KR. Periakaruppan, during his visit to the temple on Friday.

"The works include provision of a facelift to the art museum as in the case of the Chennai Fort Museum," said a department official here on Monday. The Rajagopuram and `Tirukkalyana Mandapam' will be the areas where renovation work has been planned. A lion's share of the funds will be directed towards the Thousand Pillar Hall, for which Rs. 175 lakh has been allotted. The Rajagopuram will get Rs. 10 lakh and the `Tirukkalyana Mandapam' Rs. 35 lakh.

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