On Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu government had asserted the Madras High Court that the consecration ceremony at the Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur would be conducted both in Tamil and Sanskrit as per the rituals and the assertion has come amid the protests from the opposition and the Tamil groups that had urged the state government to uphold Tamil language and its rituals in the temples of Tamil Nadu.

The High court bench comprised of Justices Duraiswamy and Ravindran was hearing dozens of pleas that were filed to seek the High court's directive to conduct the consecration ceremony in Brihadeeswara Temple in Tamil. Brihadeeswara Temple, which is commonly known as Thanjai Peruvudaiyar Kovil, has been one of the oldest and most visited Hindu temples in the state that has been standing tall for more than a thousand years. 

The state government had responded to the petitions by filing the affidavit in which the government had notified that it would give importance for the Tamil language in the consecration which would now be conducted both in Tamil and Sanskrit. The government had underlined that the ceremony of Yagasalai puja to the deities has been conducted in Tamil.

In its response, the government had added that it would be following the same procedure, which was in effect during the consecration ceremony in 1980 and 1997, in the upcoming consecration ceremony. By noting the response, the High court had adjourned the hearing of the case to January 29th, 2020.

Earlier, the sources had divulged the aberrant developments on the corridors of thousand- year old temple that was architected and built by Raja Raja Cholan, one of the strongest emperors of the Chola Dynasty. On January 22nd, Thanjavur district had hosted a convention that was organized by Tamil outfits and they collectively appealed to the state government to conduct consecration in the Tamil language as it holds the power and strength of creating vibration on the human body and human lives. 

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