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Tamil Nadu: Giant lamp structure in temple town
Kancheepuram,
Mar
25:
The
temple
town
of
Kancheepuram
will
soon
have
a
51-foot
giant
stone
lamp
structure
to
be
erected
before
the
commemorative
hall
being
constructed
in
the
memory
of
Sri
Chandrasekarendrasaraswathi
Swamigal,
the
68th
peetadipathi
of
the
Kanchi
Sankara
Mutt.
A
70-tonne
stone
transported
to
Orikai,
the
site
of
the
commemorative
structure,
near
here,
from
Kuppam
in
Andhra
Pradesh
was
unloaded
by
a
giant
crane
this
evening
for
this
purpose.
The
42-foot
monolith
would
soon
take
the
shape
of
the
lamp
with
artisans
working
feverishly
to
complete
the
work
in
time
for
the
opening
of
the
commemorative
hall
next
year.
Spread
over
an
area
of
seven
acre,
the
Rs
14
crore
100-column
hall
would
reflect
the
art
work
of
the
Chola,
Pallava
and
Nayak
kings,
sources
said.
UNI
