Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam

[2] The Adheenam is involved in publishing Saivite literature, specifically Thevaram and Tiruvasakam and its translations.

[4] In connection with India's Independence in August 14, 1947, two emissaries from the Adheenam presented Jawaharlal Nehru, a golden sceptre, referred to as "Sengol", at his home in Delhi in an elaborate ceremony.

[5] Sengol, which is derived from Tamil word ‘semmai’, meaning righteousness, had an important place in Tamil culture; as when a new king was crowned, he would be presented with a ‘sengol’ during the coronation by the high priest and be reminded that he had the “aanai” (order or decree) to rule justly and fairly.

[6][7] C. Rajagopalachari, who was also an ardent follower of this Adheenam, is often credited with the idea of the 1947 Sengol ceremony as a mark of the transfer of power from the British to the Indian rulers.

[8] Then a group of Adheenam priests presented the Sengol to PM Modi, who installed it near the chair of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.