RAJAHMUNDRY: The design for a new
chariot
for the
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple
at
Antarvedi
in
East Godavari
district is currently in the works. The design for new chariot is being prepared by the engineering wing of endowments department.
The executive engineer of the endowments department has already sent design proposals to the state government. The new chariot is likely to be ready by January 2021 and will be used during Kalyanotsavam at the temple. It may be recalled that the chariot of the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple was gutted last Saturday (September 5).
Speaking to STOI, additional commissioner of endowments K Ramachandra Mohan, who is also the special officer for the new chariot, said that the new chariot will be similar to the old one in all aspects.
Mohan explained that the length of the chariot at the base will be 20 feet, width 16 feet and height 40 feet. The chariot will have six wheels, he said, while adding that the estimated cost for the new chariot will be around Rs 90 lakh.
He further said that the new chariot will be made using teak wood and should be ready before Sankranti festival. He added that eight more
CCTV
cameras have been put up in the temple premises along with the existing 22 put up inside the temple. Mohan informed that the chariot which was gutted was insured for an amount of Rs 84 lakh.
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