The deity at Sri Vedantha Desikar Devasthanam has been adorned recently with Yagnopaveetham — six strings of golden sacred thread (poonal). Weighing about half-a-kg, it is more than three-feet long and costs Rs. 15 lakhs.
The gold strings are fixed to the ‘mogappu’ which has a huge green stone at the centre. Surrounding the green stone are a number of white and red stones. “The jewel has been donated to the temple by philanthropists R.T. Chari and R.V. Gopalan of TAG Corporation, Alwarpet,” said R. Mukundan, Chairman, Trust Board, Sri Vedantha Desikar Devasthanam.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-jewel-for-vedantha-desikar-temple/article3696360.ece