DFPARTMENT OF CULTURE

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY Or INDIA

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th September, 2002

S.0.1024 (E).— Whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that the ancient monument specified in

the Schedule annexed hereto is of national importance;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (I) of Section 4 of the Ancient Monuments

and Archaeological Sites and Romains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), the Central Government hereby gives notice of its

intention to declare the said ancient monument to be of national importance.

Any objection to the declaration of the said monument to be of national importance, may be made within a

period of two months from the date of issue of this notification in the Official Gazette, by any persons interested in

the said monument, which will be taken into consideration by the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India,

Now Delhi-110011

SCHEDULE

Name of

the Monu-

ment/Site

AruridChales-

vara (ample

Locality

Tiruvan-

namalBi

Taluk

Tiruvan-

namalal

District

Tnuvan-

namalai

Town

Survey

515

(Block

No, 7)

Boundaries

extent

North

1286,

1360,

1553

(North.

Otha-

Vadai

Street)

East

1554,

051

(East

Gopura

Street)

South

514,

(South

Otha-

Vadal

Street)

West

31/1, 30/1 24 3G

(Paey

Acres

Gopura

Street)

Owner-

ship

Aruna-

chales-

vara

temple

land

Remarks

Temple

is under

worship

and

controlled

by HR&

[F. No 2-40/2002-M]

KASTURI GUPTA MENON, Director General