The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department will inspect the Sri Sabhanayakar temple in Chidambaram on June 7, 8. It has issued a notice to the Podhu Dikshitars, who manage the temple, asking them to keep ready documents pertaining to properties and income and expenditure records for inspection.
In a communication, C. Jothi, Joint Commissioner, Cuddalore, who also heads a committee constituted by the Commissioner (HR&CE), said the Podhu Dikshitars should cooperate with the committee that had planned to inspect the records on the above dates at the temple.
The details sought include income/expenditure records of the temple up to January 1, 2014, audit reports for the same period, details of repair works carried out and ASI clearance for them; details of endowments, the properties bequeathed for the same, the income obtained from them and status of the properties; details of offerings; jewellery and other precious items and details of properties and their lease holders.
