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
Short-tailed emerald Short-tailed emerald The short-tailed emerald ("Chlorostilbon poortmani") is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. It has also been called Poortman's emerald hummingbird. The binomial name was given by Jules Bourcier (1797–1873), a French naturalist and expert on hummingbirds. The short-tailed emerald is found in clearings and at borders of forest, woodland, open areas with scattered trees, and in coffee plantations at altitudes of up to in the Andes of central Colombia to far western Venezuela. The bird has a wide range, estimated at 64,000 square kilometres. The global population and population trends have not