Tamil NaduThursday, 2 July 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tiruchendur temple phone ban enforced after Madras HC order; devotees screened with metal detectors
Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple enforced a full mobile-phone ban from July 2026, following a Madras High Court Madurai Bench order issued in November 2022.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In July 2026, the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Thoothukudi district fully enforced a mobile-phone ban, after the Madras High Court Madurai Bench order dated 14 November 2022.
Key specifics
- The ban applies inside the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple premises from July 2026.
- The Madras High Court Madurai Bench order was issued on 14 November 2022.
- Devotees are checked with metal detectors before entry into the temple.
- Temple authorities have set up mobile-phone storage counters at multiple points.
- A storage fee of ₹5 is collected for keeping each mobile phone safely.
Exam lens
TN temple administration and judiciary-based question: identify the temple, the 14 November 2022 Madurai Bench order, and the ₹5 phone-storage fee; this can appear as a match-the-following or one-line current-affairs question on court directions and temple management.