The Madras High Court’s Madurai Division Bench today upheld a single judge’s order allowing the lighting of a lamp claimed as Deepathoon on the Thirupparankundram hill.
A Division Bench of Justices G Jayachandran and KK Ramakrishnan delivered the judgment, making it clear that the spot on which the stone pillar Deepathoon is located belongs to the Lord Subramania Swamy Temple. The Bench said the lamp may be lit and the number of persons permitted can be fixed, subject to consultation with the Archaeological Survey of India.
Advocate and petitioner for Hindu Munnani, Niranjan S Kumar, the Division bench has said that the lighting of the lamp is a must, and it has to be lit at the top of the Thiruparankundram hill.
Petitioner Rajesh also lauded the court’s order, saying that the lamp should be lit on a Deepathoon and the temple administration should make the necessary arrangements for it. He said the arguments presented by the state government on the matter were rejected by the court. Mr Rajesh asserted that the verdict is a victory for Hindus in Tamil Nadu and for devotees of Murugan.
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