CHENNAI: In a step under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department's gold investment scheme, authorities on Wednesday handed over 53.386 kilograms of gold from four temples in Kanchipuram district to the Bank of Baroda for deposit.

The gold, consisting of unused and donated ornaments from the temples, was formally handed over at the Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple's Navaratri Mandapam. The ceremony was attended by State Handloom Minister R Gandhi and HR&CE Minister P.K. Sekar Babu.

The gold will be sent to the Central Government's mint in Mumbai to be melted down and invested in a gold deposit scheme. This initiative is designed to generate significant revenue for the temples.

The four temples involved in this phase are the Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, the Kunrathu

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