Three Famous Temples in Chennai applied for ISO 9000-2008

Three Famous Temples in Chennai have applied for ISO 9000-2008 certification for its Cleanliness.

Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple, Triplicane Parthasarathy Temple and Vadapalani Dhandayudhapani Temple authorities applied for the certificate and ISO officials conducted inspections at Triplicane and Vadapalani, and another team is expected to visit the Mylapore temple in this month.

According to Mr Jayaraman, Joint Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Board(HR&CEB), the three temples were selected following a recent announcement made by state government in the assembly. "These are some of the well-maintained temples in the city; so the department asked their officials to apply for ISO certification", Jayaraman said.

These three temples have included their fixed assets, accounts and strict adherence to rituals for scrutiny by the ISO. The temple administration has included the student's home, marriage hall and the temple tank for assessment, another official in the HR&CEB said.

Kapaleeswarar temple is among the richest in the city. Its annual income is around Rs 4 crore and it has fixed deposits the tune of RS 25 crore. Recently the temple earned Rs 17 crore from the sale of land for construction of the Mass Rapid Transit System.

Outsourcing

The cleaning and mopping of the Kapaleeswarar and Parthasarathy temples have been outsourced to a private firm, which also maintains the Tirupathi-Tirumala Venkatachalapathi shrine.

A Popular Hotel chain "Saravana Bhavan", maintains the Vadapalani temple free of cost. The temple has included stores, administration, details of its premises, adherence to rituals, festivals and distribution of free "vibuthi' and 'Kumkum' for inspection by the ISO team.

The HR&CEB has asked the temple's authorities to spend from their resources in case modifications are suggested by the ISO authorities.

- Asian Tribune -