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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: The annual issuance of tenders for procurement of puja items, raw materials for prasadhams, and setting up stalls for barbers (to shave heads of devotees) outside Triplicane’s Parthasarathy temple was postponed to June 25, said HR and CE officials. Last year, the total money collected by the temple from tenders from barbers was `70,000 and for prasadams it was `64 lakh. Vendors’ allegationsThe local vendors said ‘Malai Valaipalam (mountain bananas)’, which is traditionally offered to Lord Perumal, was missing in the temple’s procurement list for tenders. “We ensure only ` 30 is charged but even then, not many come to this temple for shaving their heads,’’ he said. “For one person, only `30 must be charged for shaving heads..