Supreme Court of India Ruling on Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram,Tamil Nadu,India Monday Jan 06,2014

The Supreme Court today Monday Jan 06,2014 ruled that the famous Nataraja temple in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu will be managed by priests and not the state government.

In 2009, the Madras High Court had transferred the administration of the 1000-year-old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva to the government that was then headed by M Karunanidhi. That verdict was based on the allegation that the temple's considerable wealth was being mismanaged.

The decision was challenged by the temple's priests who belong to the Dikshithar sect and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.