The idol was taken from the Sri Soundararaja Perumal Temple in Thadikombu after the Ashmolean Museum purchased it at an auction in 1967 from a private collector.
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.
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