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The Church authorities were ordered to hand over the land for reconstruction of the original temple. Subsequently the sisters who owned the land donated their share to the temple for its further expansion. The cross was also subsequently removed. The temple is now managed by the Kerala
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erected an iron cross on hilltop though the land was not officially owned by them.This caused tension between local
Christians and Hindus. In 1967, Mulanthanathu G. Raman Nair and his sisters who inherited the property filed a case in Kottayam Munsiff Court. The case continued for nearly 15 years.
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In the early 1950s, Mathrumala was inherited by the progeny of
Kolathettu family namely Chempakasseril Thankamma, Tharavattathil Pappiyamma, Champakara Savithriyamma and Asariparambil Gopala Pillai. In the mid-1960s, Assariparambil Gopala Pillai had sold some land near to hilltop to Padoor
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