Context: The renovated Koothambalam of the Sreekrishna temple, Guruvayur, has been selected for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for cultural heritage conservation. It received the Award of Distinction.

• The UNESCO introduced the special award to acknowledge the role and contribution of cultural heritage to sustainable development.
• The restoration work on the Koothambalam hall valorised the affinity between architectural heritage and associated living, spiritual and artistic tradition.

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for cultural heritage conservation

• Since 2000, it has been recognising the efforts of private individuals and organisations that have successfully restored, conserved and transformed structures and buildings of heritage value.
• In 2015, Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur, was selected for UNESCO ‘Award of Excellence’ for the preservation of heritage.

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