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TN govt is spending a lot of money renovating temples, but are the contractors harming temples?
Activists and temple experts say that shoddy work by some contractors is damaging the art and sculpture in some of the most valuable temples in the state.
Image: Damaged sculpture at Ramaswamy Temple, courtesy Arvind Venkitraman,
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In a move which has been widely welcomed by many in the state, the Tamil Nadu government recently announced allotment of considerable amount of funding to renovate hundreds of temples across Tamil Nadu. The ‘temple state’ has some of the oldest and most magnificent temples of the world with unique architecture. But activists and temple experts say that shoddy work by some contractors is damaging the art and sculpture in some of the most valuable temples in the state. –
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Activists and temple experts say that shoddy work by some contractors is damaging the art and sculpture in some of the most valuable temples in the state.

Image: Damaged sculpture at Ramaswamy Temple, courtesy Arvind Venkitraman,
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In a move which has been widely welcomed by many in the state, the Tamil Nadu government recently announced allotment of considerable amount of funding to renovate hundreds of temples across Tamil Nadu. The ‘temple state’ has some of the oldest and most magnificent temples of the world with unique architecture. But activists and temple experts say that shoddy work by some contractors is damaging the art and sculpture in some of the most valuable temples in the state. –
See more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...rs-harming-temples-34713#sthash.xMAMNPg3.dpuf