HR & CE tarnished the aesthetic and heritage values of the walls of the Temples. When we touch the walls, we can
feel something in writing there on the walls (inscriptions). These inscriptions may be of pallavas or cholas or later period after the punar nirmanam by Chidambaram Swamigal some 400 years ago. HR & CE sandblasted all the walls and applied cement patches all along
the joints. This application of sandblast and cement patches not only disintegrated the inscriptions but also diminished the aesthetic value. HR & CE is responsible for causing heritage and aesthetic loss; for removing whatever heritage present in the walls from
the eyes of the general public devotees.