temple control

Petitions were filed at the HC after temple land was handed over to fishery and transport departments despite objections of devotees

Ritika Jindal received huge praises for breaking an "age old parochial tradition". She also "taught lessons of equality to priests" apparently.

Jammu temple devotees and caretaker accuses administration of grabbing temple land to build parking and commercial complex

The petitioners have accused the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board of employing non-Hindus at several administrative posts and actively taking 'effective steps' for the destruction of the sacred landmarks.

An issue that has come up in this discussion is that question of caste representation among the Temple trustees to avoid caste-discrimination.

In the ongoing discussion about state entrenchment in Hindu Temples, we come face to face with the question of what the alternative system would be

Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated

Proposing election based representation from the “district” in which the temple is situated often misses the point that each temple evolved its own unique methodology to integrate the local communities into how it was run and the resources managed.

Priests claim that Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board has been set up by Uttarakhand govt will take control of temples

Vishal makes cartoons on Instagram which seeks to bust the leftist monopoly over the control of discourse