On this occasion, Swami Srinivasananda said, “Temple lands have not only been usurped by Government agencies or politicians, but also by people from the Muslim and Christian communities.
According to the committee, several historical monuments across the country hold immense religious significance to a large number of people and allowing worship at such monuments can fulfil legitimate aspirations of the people.
Rajendra Pal Gautam refrains from making statements about what occurs in mosques, madarasas or churches because he is aware of the potential consequences.
Temple trustees to submit a memorandum to respective District Collectors at 32 places demanding a ban on the sale of meat and liquor, within 500 metres area of temples.
We did not let the temple management implement ‘cash for Vitthal darshan’ at the temple. We fought against it. The temple management tried to stop the bhajan programmes.
The Court said that the Azaan is only for 5 to 10 minutes, and it is human voice which cannot cross permitted decibel.
India is secular because India is Hindu. It can be added that India is a Democracy also because India is Hindu !
The priest Ganesh Prasad offered worship inside the tunnel and blew a conch. He prayed for the success of the rescue operation.
7 temples in the State are becoming top in the country in the ‘Smart Temple Mission’ launched by the ‘Temple Connect’ organisation for providing services and facilities to the devotees and streamlining the management through technology.
Dress code is also implemented in most of the temples in Goa including big churches like Basilica of Born Jesus and Se Cathedral.