TNPSC Thervupettagam

Temple jewelry into gold bars

October 19 , 2021 1007 days 988 0
  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin virtually launched the preliminary work towards the melting of gold ornaments, in temples under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
  • The CM launched the work at the Arulmigu Karumariyamman Temple at Tiruverkadu, Arulmigu Mariamman Temple at Samayapuram and Arulmigu Mariamman Temple at Irukkankudi, Virudu Nagar.
  • The gold ornaments in these temples will be melted and converted into bars.
  • The funds raised by depositing the gold bars in nationalised banks would be used for the development of the temples.
  • The government would melt only those gold ornaments offered by the devotees but lying unutilised for the last ten years.

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