GURUVAYUR: A golden crown will be presented to Lord Guruvayurappan on Ashtamirohini day on Wednesday. It is being offered by KV Rajesh Acharya of Kainur Tharavadu in Thrissur, a gold merchant in Coimbatore, as a birthday present.

The gold crown weighs 38 sovereigns. On the day of Ashtamirohini, the crown will be presented to Guruvayurappan. The items received as offerings that day will be worn on the idol and then recorded in the register of the Devaswom and transferred to the locker. Last month, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin's wife Durga had presented a gold crown of 32 sovereigns to Guruvayurappan as an offering. On the day of Chathaya, Guruvayoorappan received a golden 'kindi' weighing about one hundred sovereigns as an offering. It was was presented by TVS Group. Businessman Dr Ravi Pillai had presented the 725 gram gold crown with a single emerald stone in September 2021.