--- title: "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage..." description: "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage..." author: "Devansh Misra" published: 2018-03-11 updated: 2018-03-30 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39606/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palanichamy-was-presented-with-which-award-for-the-cultural-heritage category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage... Tamil Nadu [Chief Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62145/who-has-sworn-in-as-the-chief-minister-of-andhra-pradesh) Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the [cultural heritage](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34157/endangered-bird-language-has-entered-the-unesco-list-of-intangible-cultural-heritage-it-is-belong-to-which-country) [conservation](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85241/environmental-conservation-in-the-united-states-efforts-and-challenges) [activities](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32733/differentiate-activities-from-services) [taken up](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45055/when-a-half-an-hour-discussion-is-taken-up) at the iconic Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam (Tiruchy) without altering its original splendour? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bbe48dc8-64ff-4a39-9e2d-1161ef886427/images/5096d53a-c403-4869-9322-5291febf1c02.jpg) The **Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palanichamy** was presented with **UNESCO Award of Merit** for the conservation activities taken up at the iconic **Ranganathaswamy Temple** located at **Srirangam Tiruchirapalli** without affecting the traditional splendours of the temple. The award was given by the **UNESCO Asia Pacific** (awards for cultural heritage conservation of historic structures without affecting their heritage value) region for the reconstruction activities of the temple. ![Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bbe48dc8-64ff-4a39-9e2d-1161ef886427/images/d2161800-d3b5-482c-a9cf-7bf8b2e505f9.jpg) Located in **Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India** Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a **Hindu** temple. The temple is constructed in the **Dravidian Architecture** and is dedicated to Ranganatha (a reclining form of the Hindu deity Vishnu). This temple is among the **108 Divya Desams** dedicated to **Vishnu**. Srirangam which is also known as **Thiruvarangam** in **Tamil** is an island in **South India**. Actually, Srirangam is part of the city Tiruchirapalli. ![Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bbe48dc8-64ff-4a39-9e2d-1161ef886427/images/9bf4de3f-0daa-4a6b-a617-de91157091d8.jpg) **Tamil Nadu** is one of the **29** states of **India**. Located in the southern part of the country the **‘Tamil Country’** or **‘The land of Tamils’**, Tamil Nadu shares its borders with the south Indian states of **Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh** and **Kerala**. Tamil Nadu also shares its borders with the **union territory of Puducherry**. Tamil Nadu is surrounded by the **Eastern Ghats** to the **north**, the **Anamalai Hills** and the **Nilgiri Hills** to the **west**. Apart from the hills, Tamil Nadu is surrounded by the **Bay of Bengal** to the **east**. The **Gulf of Mannar** and the **Palk Strait** lies to the **southeast** of the state. One of the major oceans of the world, The **Indian Ocean** comes to the south of Tamil Nadu. The state was formed on **26th January 1950** with **Chennai (Madras)** being the capital of the state. There are **32** districts in the state with Chennai being the **largest** city. **Banwarilal Purohit** is the **Governor** of the state. **Tamil** is being spoken in the state with **English** being the additional official language. ![Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy was presented with which award for the cultural heritage...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bbe48dc8-64ff-4a39-9e2d-1161ef886427/images/d99e9b77-0e37-4c2e-a258-789083825531.png) (location of Tamil Nadu on the map of India ) --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39606/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palanichamy-was-presented-with-which-award-for-the-cultural-heritage Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.