MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently sought status report from the HR&CE department on steps taken to ensure that Tamil hymns are chanted along with Sanskrit mantras at the ‘yagasala’, sanctum sanctorum and the temple tower during the consecration of thd Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai scheduled for September.
Citing the nature of the case, Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy, in a rare gesture, also added a Tamil transcript to the order copy, as a mark of respect for the language.
The order was passed on a petition moved by Tamil Rajendiran alias R Rajendiran seeking the relief, citing similar orders passed by the high court in connection with temples such as the Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple in Dindigul’s Palani.
During the hearing, the additional government pleader told that the date for the ceremony is yet to be finalised. He assured that steps taken with reference to the conduct of rituals in Tamil would be placed before the court.
Hearing this, the judge recalled the legend that the ‘pottramaraikulam’ (golden lotus pond) situated within the temple was the ‘Sanga palagai’, that is the seat of the Tamil Sangam for staging epics and poems in Tamil.
The judge, therefore, directed the authorities to file status report during the next hearing on June 2.