Overview
- Ilaiyaraaja presented a diamond-studded crown and jewellery to Goddess Mookambika and a silver crown with a sword to Sri Veerabhadra Swamy.
- The ornaments arrived in a public procession, moving in a decorated chariot to the entrance and then by palanquin into the temple.
- The composer received a traditional welcome and was formally felicitated at the temple following the handover.
- News18 reported the value of the diamond crown and ornaments as Rs 4 crore, a figure not independently confirmed in other reports.
- Senior archak Shridhar Adiga praised the gesture and noted Ilaiyaraaja’s history of making similar donations over many years.