A video showing three young women dancing to Tamil film songs inside the premises of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, popularly known as the Thanjavur Big Temple, has triggered reactions online and raised questions over temple security.
According to visuals circulated on social media, the women were seen performing to songs such as “Banaras Pattu Katti, Singapore Seematti” and other film tracks before uploading the clips as reels online.
The incident has drawn criticism from netizens, who questioned how such recordings and dance performances were permitted within the temple complex despite the presence of police personnel and private security deployed for the protection of the heritage site.
Authorities have not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident or whether any action will be taken.
தஞ்சை பெரியக்கோவில் வளாகத்திற்குள் திரைப்பட பாடல்களுக்கு நடனம் ஆடி ரீல்ஸ் வெளியிட்ட இளம் பெண்கள்.. கோவில் புனிதத்தை கெடுக்கும் வகையில் பதிவிட்டுள்ளதாக சமூக ஆர்வலர்கள் குற்றச்சாட்டு..#Thanjavur | #Temple | #Women | #Reels | #ViralVideo | #PolimerNews pic.twitter.com/dBuWYKV4jl
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