Pranam
Since when temples were managed by Govt?. Hindu majority income to
temples is used as a resource to the Govt apart from Income Tax to center.
When an aspect of exertion to the society is advocated,legally,we are
barred from using religion. Religion is said to be a private property.
Devaswom Board of today has become a corporation epicentered by political
clouts. HR&CE is a money receiver and the asset holder so that theft is
legalised while Govt administration is not at all required where Govt has
no FAITH. Tirupathi Archakas are so extremely wealthy they are topclass
assessees and USA resident-family holders while many archakas of temples
in the south are starving to live. All parliament, executives and the
Judiciary are silent about it. The Judiciary wants sand morphia to be
enquired into, and are silent on Tirupathi Jewellery complexes. In short
GOD is hated but the money of GOD is needed by all. Another mismatch is
that the local people forgot about their deity!. GOD has become the vested
interest property. Sorry Sekarji, I do not trust Coimbatore CALL . When
religious institutions are created exorbitantly by such people they become
vox populi by the opulence of the black money holders on whose behalf they
raise as a trustee illegally. Hence whenever there is a clarion call like
this the outcome is manipulated already by the vested interests.
Definitely Govt will not part with the Golden geese and all the
institutions would support the Govt only. But the growth and decay of any
temple must be rendered ONLY BY THE LOCALS as ind or committee where there
is no interference in their private property. This shall not take place or
be allowed to take place. instead Coimbatore can run a movement to take
over all the churches and mosques by the Govts under AR&CE; then by
bartering outside nations will force the Indian Govts to release all the
Hindu temples to HIndus. KR IRS 7421
On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 at 20:00, N Sekar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mine: Hope you have all given the missed call to Satguru's number.
>
> ‘Free the Temples’ movement: A comparison of contesting ideas regarding
> management of Hindu Temples after freeing them of state control
>
> The ideas converge on the proposition that all castes should be
> represented in the management of Hindu Temples. However, that is arguably
> where the convergence ends.
> 6 April, 2021
> K Bhattacharjee <https://www.opindia.com/author/callofthekraken/>
> [image: Different proposals for the Free the Temples movement]Image
> Credit: EPS
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> The movement for freeing Hindu Temples from government control has
> received a major boost in recent weeks after Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev vouched
> for the same. Not too long after, retired IPS officer M. Nageswara Rao
> joined the ‘Free the Temples’ movement as well.
>
> However, there are divergent visions regarding how Temples ought to be
> managed after freeing them from government control. Such visions are often
> in conflict with each other but there is agreement among the proponents
> that state management of Hindu Temples is not feasible. Here, we shall
> discuss three visions that have manifested as a consequence of the anguish
> over Temple management.
> District management of Hindu Temples
>
> There is a category of proposals that can be broadly classified under
> ‘community management’ of Hindu Temples. The earliest reference to this we
> are aware of was made by Rangesh Sridhar and Amar Govindarajan in an
> article
> <https://swarajyamag.com/culture/more-than-free-why-traditional-custodians-must-involve-all-of-hindu-society-in-making-temples-great>
> on
> Swarajya Mag in July 2020. But their proposal is unique for the emphasis of
> Temple administration at the District level.
>
> Sridhar and Govindarajan proposed a three-step mechanism for the
> management of Hindu Temples after they have been freed from Government
> control. First, they propose, the exclusive mandate of a Temple ought to be
> the propagation of the Hindu faith.
>
> Second, the leadership of the Temple administration ought to be elected by
> Hindus in the district. However, they state that traditional custodians of
> the Temples would continue to preside over the religious affairs of the
> Temple.
>
> “The point is not to show off egalitarian views but to ensure that
> leadership of temples is contested for, opening up space for discussion
> about how best to use temple resources and producing Hindu leaders who have
> the interests of the Hindus and temples at heart,” the authors said of the
> reason for elected leadership.
>
> Third, the second tier leadership of the Temple would involve the major
> castes in the district. At the core of this proposal is the idea that
> “every Hindu in a district must be made a stakeholder in the temple.” The
> rest follows from that premise.
> Community management of Hindu Temples
>
> M. Nageswara Rao, who has been advocating for ‘inclusive management’ of
> Temples, appears to endorse the premise proposed by Sridhar and
> Govindarajan. Nageswarao Rao said in a statement following a controversy
> over a ‘private fiefdom of cliques’ comment, “If the entire Hindu
> demography of all castes is not included in this collective fight, how do
> we hope to achieve the purpose of freeing the Temples from Govt control to
> protect Dharma?”
>
> The former interim-director of the CBI continued, “We have to realise that
> times have changed. There are myriad existential threats to our
> civilisation. It is the responsibility of all Hindus to protect and
> propagate Hinduism, which requires all sections of Hindus become equal
> partners. Exclusion of any class of Hindus would be self-destructive.”
>
> “When India gained political independence, we did not return the country
> or its parts to the respective erstwhile rulers namely the Marathas, the
> Rajas and the Nawabs from whom the British seized it. Did we? So if it was
> unacceptable then, would the same logic not apply against handing over
> public Temples to trustees/people who managed them before Govt take them
> over? What is sauce for goose should be sauce for gander too!” Rao added.
> Local management of Temples
>
> A contesting vision for the management of Hindu Temples proposes devolving
> power from the state to village committees. Proponents of this category of
> thought include Sadhguru and Indic Collective.
>
> TR Ramesh, president of Indic Collective and president of Temple
> Worshippers Society, said
> <https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/27/the-temples-should-be-handed-over-to-their-original-owners-and-the-court-should-devise-a-management-plan-for-managing-the-temples-2282155.html>
> recently, “Till
> 1951, there were less than 1,000 temples which were under the control of
> the government. But since then, over a period, the State government has
> taken over around 44,000 temples during the past five to six decades. All
> those temples which have less than Rs. Two lakh income per annum can be
> handed over to the village level committees with representatives from all
> castes and communities.”
>
> Sadhguru, too, argues that Temples must be freed
> <https://www.timesnownews.com/india/tamil-nadu/article/sadhguru-leads-the-push-to-free-tamil-nadu-temples-says-temples-unfortunately-have-become-cash-cows/736540>
> from
> government control due to the rampant corruption and mismanagement that has
> contributed towards debilitating circumstances in Temples. His proposal is
> to turn over the Temples to devotees. It is evident that it would involve
> greater participation of the local communities.
>
> This category of proposals includes divergent visions that could be seen
> in conflict with each other. However, there appears to be consensus that
> the government would be relegated
> <https://swatantramag.com/concerns-of-the-colonized-freedom-for-temples/> to
> the position of only a regulating authority and would not be involved in
> the management of the Temples themselves.
>
> Under this idea, Sampradayas can be seen to have the primary authority to
> manage and administer Temples.
> A Board of Saints and Scholars
>
> The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP promised
> <https://swarajyamag.com/culture/more-than-free-why-traditional-custodians-must-involve-all-of-hindu-society-in-making-temples-great>
> in
> its manifesto, “The administration of Hindu temples will be handed over to
> a separate board comprising Hindu scholars and saints.” But that has not
> found as much support as they party would have hoped.
>
> TR Ramesh said, “The BJP is trying to appeal to the sentiments of the
> people. In reality, the BJP does not want to give up temple
> administration. So, they are trying to put the wine in the new bottle.
> That’s all.”
>
> “Government having control over the temples is a wrong proposition. It
> should not continue. But promising that the temples would be handed over to
> a board of scholars and saints is an act of cheating as such a move is
> illegal. The Constitution has ensured the religious rights of individuals
> as well as denominations. For example, a protestant church and a pentecost
> church cannot be merged. So also, temples of different Sampradayas cannot
> be brought under a single board,” he added.
>
> R Jagannathan of Swarajya Mag, while acknowledging that it was a step in
> the right direction, argued that it is not good enough. He said that the
> proposal leaves room for governments to pack such boards with scholars and
> saints of their own choice. He argued for legislation to enable government
> to move out of the business of administering Temples.
> Convergence and Divergence between different proposals
>
> There are really only three broad visions for the management of Hindu
> Temples that we have highlighted here as a state appointed board of Saints
> and Scholars does not really fall under the purview of ‘Free the Temples’
> movement. Thus, we will point out in short where the three proposals
> converge and where they diverge.
>
> The ideas converge on the proposition that all castes should be
> represented in the management of Hindu Temples. However, that is arguably
> where the convergence ends.
>
> The proposal by Sridhar and Govindarajan envisages management of Temples
> at the District level while the local management proposal lays emphasis on
> management by village committees and other localised entities. Furthermore,
> the former also proposes elected leadership in the management of Temples,
> an idea that is worthy of note due to its uniqueness itself. Nageswara
> Rao’s vision leans towards the former but does not advocate elected
> leadership.
>
> One could argue that both models could work simultaneously. While the
> Sridhar-Govindarajan vision could be made applicable for large Temples, the
> other could be used to manage small Temples with less than Rs. Two lakh per
> annum income.
>
> However, despite the divergence of opinion, there is convergence among all
> sides that state administration of Temples is causing great harm to the
> welfare of Hindu Temples.
>
>
> N Sekar
>
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