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Retrieving Temples, case by case
Freeing Hindu Temples from clutches of Government We are fighting the Government on four fronts: First and most important is at the Supreme Court to declare the state acts that allow govt control of Hindu temples as unconstitutional. The case was filed by Pujya Swami Dayananada Saraswati, Swami Paramatmananda Saraswati and Swami Viswerananda representing the Hindu…
Read MoreHR & CE: Rogue Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu
It is a great irony that a secular Government should deeply embroil itself in the administration and running of Hindu temples and institutions in the guise of supervising the secular aspects of temple administration. This grotesque policy of the Government to supervise religious institutions applies only to Hindu Religious institutions. Viselike grip on Religious Institutions…
Read MoreSupreme Court Judgment in Chidambaram Temple Case: What Next?
The landmark judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, quashing the appointment of an “Executive Officer” by the Tamil Nadu Government for Sri Sabhanayagar (Sri Nataraja) Temple in Chidambaram was delivered on 6th January 2014. Chidambaram temple, from its inception, was administered by a community of Brahmins known as “Podu Dikshitars”. They Brahmins…
Read MoreAtheist Temple Officer, Christian Reporter, and an Honest Devotee of Sri Ranganatha
It is no surprise that Hindus – lock, stock and barrel – are shamelessly indifferent to the fact that rank corruption and deliberate mismanagement is prevalent and burgeoning in one of their holiest Temples. In Tamil Nadu, it has been so for generations. So what happens if one brave Hindu amongst this docile and subservient lot…
Read MoreChidambaram Temple & the Podu Dikshitars
The Koyil The Lord resides at Chitrambalam The Lord resides at Chidambaram The Lord resides at Tiruvambalam The Lord resides at the Splendorous Podu – Tirumantiram – the Tenth Tirumurai; Song 869 – Saint Tirumoolar, 3rd century CE For Tamil Saivites across the world, Chidambaram Sri Sabhanayagar Temple is known as “the Koyil” or “the…
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