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Women Mourn And Pay Final Respects To 60-Year-Old Felled Sacred Fig Tree!
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News18•05-10-2026, 17:49
Women Mourn And Pay Final Respects To 60-Year-Old Felled Sacred Fig Tree!
- •A 60-year-old sacred fig tree near the Muthumariamman Temple in Bharathipuram, Chromepet, near Chennai Tambaram, suddenly collapsed from its roots.
- •Local residents and women under the Pasumai Thayagam organization took out a procession, placed a garland on the fallen tree, and paid final respects with ritual weeping.
- •Pasumai Thayagam State Deputy Secretary N. Kannan alleged that the temple administration intentionally weakened the tree's base with acid and chemicals because it was considered an obstacle to renovation work.
- •A formal complaint with evidence has been lodged with agriculture department officials, demanding strict action against those responsible for destroying the tree.
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Local residents, including women, participated in a procession and wept with ritual lamentations to pay their final respects after the 60-year-old sacred fig tree near the Muthumariamman Temple suddenly collapsed.
Pasumai Thayagam State Deputy Secretary N. Kannan alleged that the temple administration intentionally weakened the tree's base by pouring acid and chemicals on it because they considered it an obstacle to renovation work.
A complaint complete with evidence has been lodged with agriculture department officials urging appropriate action against those responsible for destroying the tree.
