The Madras High Court has asked its amici curiae to visit the site where the Marudhamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple plans to place a 184-feet tall statue of Lord Murugan in the Boluvampatti Forest Range of the Western Ghats. The special Division Bench, led by Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, deals with forest and wildlife cases. They want the experts T. Mohan, Chevanan Mohan, Rahul Balaji, and M. Santhanaraman to inspect the spot and submit their report by January 23, 2026. The inspection will happen with Special Government Pleaders T. Seenivasan (forests) and N.R.R. Arun Natarajan (Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department) present, on a date convenient for all. Earlier in November, the court told the temple to rethink the statue’s location as it is only 137 meters from reserved forests. Senior counsel R. Shunmugasundaram explained that the temple sits on 13 acres inside the Boluvampatti forest range. It dates back thousands of years, built by the Kongu Cholas and renovated by the Vijayanagara emperors. The statue is planned for just 23 cents of a 4.96-acre impact area at the foothills, leaving 4.73 acres untouched. This area can hold up to 15,000 devotees at once. Currently, 2,500 people visit on weekdays and 4,000 on weekends. These numbers might rise to 5,000 and 10,000, respectively, after the statue is installed. To handle crowd movement, a one-way traffic system will be put in place. Also, the temple intends to lease 7.98 acres of government land near Bharathiyar University, only 600 meters away, for a bus terminal and parking. The temple’s counsel said the statue will not disturb the elephant corridor, which is 7 km away. A watchtower will be built by forest officials to monitor and protect wildlife from disturbances caused by visitors.