Emerald Lingam idols consecrated daily except on annual Thiruvathirai star day. The reason for covering the idol with sand paste is that the idol has fragile properties and may not bear sound and light waves. The sandal paste removed from the idol is distributed to the devotees. Siruvapuri Balasubramania Swamy Temple is located on the north western side of Chennai city and is lying 33 km from Chennai. The visitor needs to take diversion from Chennai Kalkotta National Highway. The except the idols of Lord Balasubramaiya Swamy, Aadhimoolar and Navagrahams, all the other idols are carved out of emerald stone. The beautiful
Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Montana Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Montana Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Montana, 2011 MT 328, is a decision by the Montana Supreme Court ruling that the broad free speech protections given to corporations in "Citizens United v. FEC" do not apply to Montana's campaign finance laws. The United States Supreme Court reversed the Montana Supreme Court's decision in "American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock", 567, U.S. 516 (2012), in a short, "per curiam" opinion issued without oral argument. The Court wrote only that the legal issue had already been precluded by "Citizens United", and this case offered no new arguments