Chennai – On 21st July 2023, Madras High Court commented while hearing a petition that if temple festivals were limited to showing off their power rather than devotion and if they encouraged violence, such temples should be closed down. A petition was filed by Thangaraj, a trustee of Arulmighu Sri Rudhra Maha Kaliamman Aalaya Temple, for providing protection during its festival. A meeting of the Peace Committee was held in the presence of the Tehasildar with the two groups who had differences about the celebration of the temple festival, but no solution could be found. The High Court made the above comment in this context. The issue is about keeping the Idol in the temple. Tehasildar granted permission to celebrate the festival but allowed none of the groups to keep the Idol.
Hindu Temples and earlier comments of different Courts
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