Consecration ceremony of two temples held at Coimbatore

HR and CE minister PK Sekarbabu on Sunday participated in the consecration ceremony of the Arulmigu Mariamman and Periya Vinayagar temples in the city.
He also inaugurated the Tarpana hall built at the cost of Rs 11.84 crores, Annadana kudam built at a cost of Rs 51 lakhs, the Goshalai built at a cost of Rs 55 lakhs, the cement road laid at a cost of Rs 16.30 lakhs, and the staff toilet built at a cost of Rs 11.70 lakhs at the Arulmigu Pattiswaraswamy Temple.
The event was attended by the HR and CE commissioner PN Sridhar, district collector Pavankumar K Giriyappanavar, joint commissioner of HR and CE P Ramesh, chairman of the Maruthamalai trust committee, Jayakumar, deputy commissioners Vimala, Senthilkumar, Vijayalakshmi, assistant commissioners Indira, and Kailasamoorthy, executive engineer Revathi, former MLA, N Karthik, and Chairman of the Nallaram Foundation, Anbarasan.
The minister inspected the site for the construction of the 184-foot-tall Murugan statue at the foot of the Maruthamalai Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, the highest in Asia, and the site for the new Polytechnic College in Vadavalli, Maruthamalai.
Speaking to reporters, he said, “all the necessary works for the temples, such as the consecration of the temples, almshouses, tarpana mandapams, devotees' hostels, and cowsheds, are being carried out with priority. Accordingly, a few months ago, the immersion ceremony was held at the Arulmigu Pattiswaraswamy temple at a cost of Rs 1 crore. Following this, the temple's tharpana mandapam has been constructed on a grand scale, unlike anywhere else in Tamil Nadu, where 50 people can sit and perform tharpanam at a time. This tharpana mandapam has been constructed at a total cost of Rs 11 crore, including private contributions, the temple administration and the government's Public Works Department.”