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World Famous Third Corridor:
Outer Wing - East_West – 690 feet
North-South -435 -feet
Innerwing - East_West - 649 feet
North-South - 395 feet
Total number of pillars – 1212
Height of Corridor – 22 feet 7 ˝ inch |
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Between 1897 and 1904, the ALAR
family of Devakottai completed the imposing eastern tower of
nine tiers 126 feet in height from Thiruppani funds. Between
1907 and 1925 they renovated the Sanctum Sanctorum and the
prakaram(inner most corridor) by replacing the lime stones by
black granite with adequate provision for lignt and ventilation
and also arranged for the performance of Ashtabandana
Kumbabishekam in 1925; then on 22-2-1947 and the third
Ashtabandana Maha Kumbabishegam was performed on 5-2-1975.
Second Corridor:
During the construction of first corridor, it was decided to
renovate the second corridor. The lime stone structure in Second
corridor was dismantled and started granited stone work. But
only compound wall in west side and one portion in north side of
western wing in south gate was renovate. After that no
Renovation work as done.
Therefore, it was proposed to complete the Renovation work of
Second Corridor by collecting Funds from the public. Between
1961 to 1985, the Renovation work of Second Corridor was taken
up and completed the western side of Second Corridor and a
portion in North and South side, from the Temple Renovation
Fund. Now it has been proposed to complete the Renovation of
Second Corridor which has been unfinished and the Renovation
work is started now.
The Sethupathy mandapam in front of the Temple’s Raja
Gopuram9main Tower) was constructed by Ramanatha Sethupathy, a
descendant of Ramnad Raja dynasty, with his own donation of Rs.
2,75,000 /-. This construction was started on 19-11-69 and
completed on 11-2-74.
It is also most essential to construct the North and South
Gopurams. Shri Jagadguru Sringeri Peedathipathy and Shri
jagadguru Kanchi Kamakoti Peedathipathy have given their kind
blessings for the constructions of the North and South Gopurams
of the Temple |
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