The dilapidated gopuram of the Somanathar temple at Pazhayarai, the ancient capital of the Cholas, will be renovated by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
Decades of neglect has earned it the name, ‘mottai gopuram’. A Coimbatore-based philanthropist has come forward to restore the gopuram. It would cost more than ₹5 crore.