The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) Minister P.K. Sekarbabu on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 said the department has asked the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi to inspect all the 21 gopurams of the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple and submit a report on their stability to the department.
Mr. Sekarbabu inspected the temple’s eastern gopuram from where a portion of ‘kodungai’ (sun shade) fell down in the early hours on Saturday (August 5) prompting the temple authorities to commence repairs.