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“Visuals of Ekambaranathar temple Shiva lingam decorated with 1,00,008 diamonds”
Social media posts Claim dated 26 Jun 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

This video shows an old event that took place at Murugan temple in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. In 2018, celebrating the occasion of Pradosham, diamond Kavacham (armour) was decorated on the Shiva Lingam at Murugan temple in Sivakasi. This Shiva lingam is not part of the Ekambaranathar temple in Tamil Nadu

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 26 June 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 August 2021, 45 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

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