221-kg Dandayudhapani idol taken to Kumbakonam court
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai: 12.07.2018
The controversial 221-kg Utsavar idol at the Palani Dandayudhapani temple, in the making of which misappropriation of funds have been alleged, was brought down from the hill temple by a trolley winch on Wednesday to be produced in a court in Kumbakonam.
Special poojas were performed before the idol was brought down. Temple authorities and the idol wing of the CID accompanied it. Following reports that the original “navabashana’’ idol, in the temple was getting damaged due to the things used for anointing it, a new idol was commissioned and the 3.5-feet panchaloha idol, a mixture of five metals including gold and silver, was installed in the temple in 2004. But, as it started changing colour it was removed and kept in the vaults.
It was alleged that the metals used in making the idol had been misappropriated and the idol wing led by IG Pon Manickavel started investigating into it. Following this, the idol wing arrested Muthaiah Sthapathi, who made the idol, former executive officer of the temple K K Raja, HR and CE valuer Deivendran among some others.
The idol is to be handed over to the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kumbakonam, where the case is being heard. It was taken out of the double locker vault in the temple after about 14 years. It was handed over to police after special poojas were performed.
It was brought down in a specially designed wooden box and was handed over to the court. It was weighed in the presence of a judge. The judge ordered that it be taken to the Kumbakonam Nageswaran temple locker for safekeeping.
The idol being brought out of the temple using a trolley winch
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai: 12.07.2018
The controversial 221-kg Utsavar idol at the Palani Dandayudhapani temple, in the making of which misappropriation of funds have been alleged, was brought down from the hill temple by a trolley winch on Wednesday to be produced in a court in Kumbakonam.
Special poojas were performed before the idol was brought down. Temple authorities and the idol wing of the CID accompanied it. Following reports that the original “navabashana’’ idol, in the temple was getting damaged due to the things used for anointing it, a new idol was commissioned and the 3.5-feet panchaloha idol, a mixture of five metals including gold and silver, was installed in the temple in 2004. But, as it started changing colour it was removed and kept in the vaults.
It was alleged that the metals used in making the idol had been misappropriated and the idol wing led by IG Pon Manickavel started investigating into it. Following this, the idol wing arrested Muthaiah Sthapathi, who made the idol, former executive officer of the temple K K Raja, HR and CE valuer Deivendran among some others.
The idol is to be handed over to the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kumbakonam, where the case is being heard. It was taken out of the double locker vault in the temple after about 14 years. It was handed over to police after special poojas were performed.
It was brought down in a specially designed wooden box and was handed over to the court. It was weighed in the presence of a judge. The judge ordered that it be taken to the Kumbakonam Nageswaran temple locker for safekeeping.
The idol being brought out of the temple using a trolley winch
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