Temple consecration work on track at Maruthamalai

COIMBATORE: Work is under way on a full swing for the consecration of Maruthamalai temple that is scheduled on April 4.

Since a large crowd is expected to witness the consecration, officials have decided to allow devotees only through the steps to reach the temple, They will be allowed to return to the foothills through the ghat road. VIPs and elderly people will be allowed to travel the temple in vehicles on both ways.

Workers are busy painting the main shrine. Construction of the rajagopuram and yagasalai is progressing briskly. A vasantha mandapam is being built at a cost of Rs 1.6 crore using donor contributions.