150 acres of Tiruvarur temple land encroached
Thanjavur: 20.09.2021
About 150 acres of land belonging to Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple at Thirukkannamangai in Tiruvarur district may have been encroached, according to the deputy superintending epigraphist of Archaeological Survey of India, K Panneerselvam. His observation is based on inscriptions in the copper plate of the temple which has been found to be in the safe custody of the joint commissioner of HR and CE department in Thanjavur. The ASI official was conducting a survey of various temples on the direction of the Madras high court which had heard a public interest litigation petition stating that the copper plate containing details of donation of land was missing from the temple. Panneerselvam said he had found it inscribed in the copper plate that King Vijayaragunatha Nayak donated 400 acres of land to the temple in 1608. He said he will submit a report quantifying the land donated by the king for daily temple pujas, the extent of land available with the temple now and with the encroachers to the HR & CE department for further action. TNN
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