Chidambaram Natarajar Temple flooded due to torrential rains
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This is the primary time in 45 years that the temple’s shrine has been water logged, officers stated
The precincts of the Sri Sabanayagar Temple, popularly referred to as Sri Natarajar Temple in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district witnessed stagnation of rain water to a depth of 4 toes on Friday, following heavy rains that pounded Chidambaram and its suburban areas. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple and the outer praharams have been additionally water logged.
This is the primary time in 45 years that the temple has witnessed such a scenario of marooning of the shrine, in accordance to Baskar Dikshithar, former secretary of the Pothu Dikshithars Association, the hereditary custodians-cum-archakas of the temple.
“Normally, when flood water flows inside the precincts of the temple it automatically drains out to the nearby Sivagangai tank and from there the flood water would flow into the tank of Thillai Amman temple,” he defined. “But because of the blockade of the tunnel that would carry flood water to the Thillai Amman temple tank, the flow of water from the shrine of Lord Nataraja was choked,” he added.
A temple priest stated that the Chidambaram municipality had promised that steps could be taken to unclog the blocks in order that the flood water might circulate into the tank within the Thillai Amman temple.
Chidambaram recorded 34 cm rainfall over the last 24 hours throwing regular life out of drugs. Water logging was reported from completely different components of the city.
Meanwhile, a flood alert has been issued to individuals of 23 villages residing on the banks of the Lower Paravanar River in Kullanchavadi within the district after the Perumal tank recorded surplus flows due to torrential rains within the catchment areas on Friday.
The water stage within the Perumal Eri reached its most of 524 mcft, prompting the Public Works Department (PWD) authorities to discharge about 12, 000 cusecs on Friday morning. Consequently, Revenue Department officers issued a flood alert and suggested individuals dwelling on the banks of the Lower Paravanar River to transfer to secure locations.
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