The Madras High Court has ordered the HR&CE department to take action in the case of repainting the Thiruvattaru Adikesava Perumal temple with plant-based paints that have herbal content in order to maintain the authenticity and integrity of the temple.
Sreedharan from Chennai, filed a petition in the High Court which read, “The gopuram, walls and pillars of the Thiruvattaru Adikesava Perumal temple are currently being painted. Devotees have complained that the paint is substandard. In ancient temples it was customary to paint with a mixture of medicinal herbs. This will affect the authenticity of the gopuram, pillars and walls. In addition to this, granite stone is laid on the floor of the sanctum sanctorum. The granite is an obstacle for the devotees to walk as the oil puja is held five times in the temple.”
The petition went on to say, “Therefore, it is necessary to that an order be issued for the Thiruvattar Adikesava Perumal temple to be painted in the traditional manner and to lay the appropriate kind of stones for the flooring in the sanctum sanctorum without altering the integrity of the temple.”
The petition came up for hearing in the session of Justices DS Sivagnanam and S Anandi. The judges then closed the petition by ordering the Commissioner of the HR&CE department to investigate and take appropriate action on the petitioner’s complaint.
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