About 250 kg of sandalwood paste, ground at various places with the permission of Forest department, would be used for anointing the 13 feet high and 16 feet long Nandhi tomorrow, officials of the Chola era temple said.
Special grinding stone facility had been set up for the work in Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore besides here.
The practice of covering the Nandhi idol with sandalwood paste every year was given up for various reasons, including shortage of sandalwood and due to rules and regulations of then British regime, the officials said.