US EditionThirupparankundram Row: Tamil Nadu Tells Madras High Court Pillar Belongs to Jains, Not Hindus
The Madras High Court reviews appeals after a Single Bench allowed lighting the lamp on a Jain-established pillar, with experts citing historical use and temple customs.
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Thirupparankundram row: Tamil Nadu tells Madras High Court pillar belongs to Jains, not Hindus
A Division Bench of Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan continued to hear the arguments preferred against the order of Justice G.R. Swaminathan, who directed the Subramaniya Swamy temple management to light the Karthigai Deepam at the deepathoon besides the usual places, and other connected appeals.
Thiruparankundram hill structure not a temple lamp pillar, says HRCE
Madurai: The stone pillar referred to as ‘Deepathoon’ atop the Thiruparankundran hill near a Dargah was not a temple lamp pillar and it could be a Jain structure, the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department submitted before the Madras High Court on Monday. There is historical and archaeological evidence to show that the structure near the Dargah, where a single judge on December 1 permitted the lighting of the lamp on Kar…
Thirupparankundram Deepam Row: Temple Administration Tells Madras High Court Hilltop Structure Is Not A Deepathoon But A Jain-Era Column
The administration of the Thirupparankundram Subramania Swamy Temple on 15 December 2025 informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the structure located atop the Thirupparankundram hill was not a Deepam (lamp) pillar, but a pillar dating back to the Jain period, erected as a marker of Jain habitation in the region. Making submissions during the hearing of an appeal challenging an earlier order permitting the lighting of the Karthi…
Madras High Court Judge G.R. Swaminathan has directed the authorities of the Subramanya Swamy temple in Thirupparankundram, Madurai, to light the Karthika Deepam at the Deepathun, a stone pillar near the hilltop dargah. Alleging bias and indiscipline, opposition MPs have submitted an impeachment notice against him to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the verdict. In this context, Congress leaders are fighting to remove G.R. Swaminathan as a jud…
Waqf Board challenges Deepam order in Thiruparankundram Case - News Today
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board told the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Monday that the minority community is facing difficulty enjoying its land amid the ongoing dispute over lighting the Karthigai Deepam lamp atop Thiruparankundram hill. The Board challenged a single judge’s earlier order directing the lamp to be lit on an ancient stone pillar known as the Deepathoon, saying the directive affects their rights and interests. The court hearing c…
Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai branch of the High Court had ordered that the lamp should be lit at the Deepathoon on the top of the Thiruparankundram hill on the occasion of Karthigai Deepathon. However, a contempt of court case was filed after the temple administration lit the lamp at the Uchipillaiyar temple as usual, for violating the court order. At the same time, an appeal was filed in the Madurai branch of the High Court on behalf…
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