Idols of Hindus Gods at the Selva Vinayagaram Temple near Kanchipuram were reportedly vandalized by unknown miscreants on the night of April 10, 2022.
The Selva Vinayagar Temple is located in Ammayappanallur village near Uthiramerur in Kanchipuram district. The temple is managed by maintainend by the people of the village.
The temple has idols of Lord Ayyappan, Lord Sivan, Nandi, Goddess Parvati and the Navagrahams.
Regular poojas are conducted twice a day – morning and evening. As usual, poojas were held on the night of April 10 and the temple was closed at 8 PM.
The temple priest who opened the temple the next day morning found many of the idols vandalized. The head and right arm of the idol of Lord Ayyappan were found broken and lying on the ground.. The Navagraha idols were also broken.
காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம் உத்திரமேரூர் ஒன்றியம், அம்மையப்பநல்லூர், செல்வ விநாயகர் ஆலயத்தில் உள்ள ஐயப்பன் விக்ரகங்கள் நவகிரகங்கள்,சூரியபகவான்,சனிபகவான்,ராகு, கேது பகவான், விக்ரகங்கள் 10-04-2022 அன்று இரவு சமூக விரோதிகளால் உடைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. pic.twitter.com/cs5abpuqI4
— சுதாகர் பல்லவ நாடு (@sudhakar4258) April 12, 2022
The Hindu Munnani in Kanchipuram district has filed a police complaint seeking appropriate action against the culprits. Police are on the look out for the unidentified miscreants who broke the idols.
(With inputs from Dinamalar)
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