‘Balalayam’ ceremony held at Sri Ramaswamy temple in Kumbakonam

According to sources, the ceremony held on the temple premises was a preceding event of the proposed consecration before the forthcoming Mahamaham festival at Kumbakonam. It has been planned to renovate Sri Ramaswamy temple, known as ‘Ayodhya of the South’ among the Vaishnavites, at an estimated cost of around ₹2 crore, sources added. Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences.

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