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Line 89: ==In the news== The temple is maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.tnhrce.org/hrce_act_1959.html \|title=Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|archive-date=6 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206095720/http://www.tnhrce.org/hrce_act_1959.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The temple comes under the renovation and consecration of the 630 temples planned by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Zee">[[#Zee\|Zee News 2012]]</ref> Temple authorities had planned to renovate and widen the pathways to the 22 holy ''theerthams'' of the temple.<ref name="Zee" /> The consecration of the temple was planned during 2013.<ref name="Zee" /> The temple is among those offering free meals under the Free Meals Scheme of the government, which provides meals to devotees of the temple. A pilgrim house is planned by the government to extend the scheme to more pilgrims.<ref name="Zee" />▼ The temple priests are Marathi Brahmins of Maharashtra who get ''[[Diksha]]'' from [[Sringeri Mutt]].<ref name="S.P. Loganathan"/> A shortage of priests has been reported in recent years as there are only five priests to manage the 13 shrines within the temple.<ref name="S.P. Loganathan"/> The shortage is more pronounced during the 12-day [[Maha Shivaratri]] festival when the festival deities of the temple are taken in procession.<ref name="S.P. Loganathan">[[#SP\|S.P. Loganathan 2012]]</ref> ▲The temple is maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.tnhrce.org/hrce_act_1959.html \|title=Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|archive-date=6 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206095720/http://www.tnhrce.org/hrce_act_1959.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The temple comes under the renovation and consecration of the 630 temples planned by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Zee">[[#Zee\|Zee News 2012]]</ref> Temple authorities had planned to renovate and widen the pathways to the 22 holy ''theerthams'' of the temple.<ref name="Zee"/> The consecration of the temple was planned during 2013.<ref name="Zee"/> The temple is among those offering free meals under the Free Meals Scheme of the government, which provides meals to devotees of the temple. A pilgrim house is planned by the government to extend the scheme to more pilgrims.<ref name="Zee"/> ==See also==

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