Though the news report looks odd, no such things have been adopted there; recently some of my family friends went there. So HINDU alone entry into the temple is being practiced. Knowing Hanuman chalisa 40 verses is not mandatory. Even I do not know fully by-heart. North knew only that. So nothing to worry. Even in our temples once it was enforced-ONLY HINDUS OR HAVING FAITH IN HINDUISM. After DMK Stalin's end card was published. KR
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at 12:41, Madras Sivaraman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Sir. I cannot recite the chalisa nor do I wear vermilion on my > forehead. I am perhaps a better sanatana dharma follower then these people > as I have spent 64 years of my life serving the people of India and > upholding dharma. > At this rate the TN govt will ask them to recite thirubachakam before > entering Madurai or Rameshwaram temples and Thirupathy will ask > for venkateshwara suprapadam to enter the temple. > India will soon get fragmented as a country. > > On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at 11:28 AM, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Non-Sanatanis may not enter Badrinath, Kedarnath temples: Badri-Kedar >> Temple Committee >> >> Anyone who has faith in Sanatan Dharma is a Sanatani; anyone who applies >> vermillion on the forehead and can recite the Chalisa is a Sanatan, says >> BKTC chairman >> >> Updated - March 12, 2026 01:41 am IST - NEW DELHI >> >> The Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) passed a proposal on Monday >> (March 11, 2026) to restrict the entry of “non-Sanatanis” at the Badrinath >> and Kedarnath temples in Uttarakhand. >> >> The two shrines, part of the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit and located at >> an altitude of over 3,000 metres, are among the most visited pilgrimage >> sites in the State, whose economy is significantly dependent on religious >> tourism. >> >> Speaking to The Hindu, BKTC chairman Hemant Dwivedi said the decision >> was taken at a meeting of the temple board on March 10. >> >> “The committee has decided to restrict the entry of non-Sanatanis into >> the Badrinath and Kedarnath temples,” he said. >> >> When asked to explain what does he mean by ‘Sanatani’, Mr. Dwivedi said, >> “Anyone who has faith in Sanatan Dharma is a Sanatani.” >> >> When inquired further if a Muslim has a faith in ‘sanatan dharma’ will be >> allowed to visit the BKTC runs temples, the committee chairman questioned >> if a Hindu will be allowed to visit ‘Mecca Medina’? >> >> “Anyone who applies Vermillion on the forehead....chants mantras, recite >> chalisas and have faith in Shree Badri and Kedar is a Sanatani,” he said. >> >> A similar decision to bar “non-Hindus” from visiting the Gangotri and >> Yamunotri temples — also part of the Char Dham circuit — had been taken by >> priests at the two shrines in January this year. >> >> Mr. Dwivedi also said the committee had approved a Budget of ₹121.07 >> crore for the 2026-27 pilgrimage year. >> >> According to Budget provisions, ₹57.47 crore has been allocated for the >> Badrinath temple and ₹63.60 crore for the Kedarnath temple. The proposed >> expenditure stands at ₹99.45 crore against the estimated income, he said. >> >> The Budget has been prepared for the upcoming pilgrimage season. The >> Kedarnath temple is scheduled to open on April 22, followed by the opening >> of the Badrinath temple on April 23. The Gangotri and Yamunotri temples >> will open on April 19 for Akshaya Tritiya. >> >> The meeting also discussed amendments to certain provisions of the BKTC >> Act, which relate to appointments and traditions of the Rawal (chief >> priest), improving worship and darshan arrangements, employee promotions, >> removal of pay anomalies for temporary staff, and an increase in honorarium. >> >> Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> K Rajaram IRS 12326 >> >> On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at 09:48, Madras Sivaraman < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I read the news that the managers of Kedarnath and Badrinath have >>> restricted entry into those temples to only those practice sanatana dharma. >>> Second rule is you must be able to recite hanuman chalisa. I suppose none >>> in the south can do that even respected sanyasins like sankaracharya or of >>> the ahobila mutt. >>> Do these people want GOTN to pass a law that only those who can recite >>> thiruvachakam in tamil can enter rameshwaram? >>> >>> On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at 9:17 AM, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> SANATANA DHARMA means the Eternal Religion, the Ancient Law, and it is >>>> based on the Vedas, sacred books given to men many long ages ago. This >>>> Religion has also been called the Aryan Religion, because it is the >>>> Religion that was given to the first nation of the Aryan race ; Arya means >>>> noble, and the name was given to a great race, much finer in character and >>>> appearance than the races which went before it in the world's historv. >>>> >>>> The first families of these people settled in the northern part of the >>>> land now called India, and that part in which they first settled was named >>>> A AAryavarta, because these Aryans lived in it. "(The land) from the >>>> eastern ocean to the western ocean, between the two mountains (Himavan and >>>> Vindhya), the wise call Aryavarta." >>>> >>>> ( 2 )In later days the Religion was called the Hindu Religion, and this >>>> is the name by which it is now sually known. It is the oldest of living >>>> Religions, and no other Religion has produced so many great men great >>>> teachers, great writers, great sages, great saints, groat kings, great >>>> warriors, great statesmen, great benefactors, great patriots. The more you >>>> know of it, the more you will honour and love it, and the more thankful you >>>> will be that you were born into it. But unless you grow up worthy of it, >>>> this great and holy Religion will do you no good. The Basis of Sanatana >>>> Dharma. >>>> >>>> The Ancient Religion is based on one strong foundation on which are >>>> reacted the walls of its structure. The foundation is called : Shrutih >>>> "that which has been heard ;" the walls are called : Smrtih, "that which >>>> has been remembered/'The Shruti has been given through very wisemen, who >>>> heard it and received it from Devas ;these sacred teachings were not >>>> written down tillcomparatively modern times, but were learnt byheart, and >>>> constantly repeated.The teacher sang them to his pupils, and thepupils sang >>>> them after him, a few words at a time, over and over again, till they knew >>>> them thoroughly. >>>> >>>> The Mantra portion consists of Mantras, orsentences in which the order >>>> of sounds has a particularpower, produces certain effects. These are inthe >>>> form of hymns to the Devas whose relationsto men we shall study resently >>>> and when theyare properly chanted by properly instructed persons,certain >>>> results follow. These are used in religiousceremonies, and the value of the >>>> ceremony dependschiefly upon their proper repetition. >>>> >>>> The Science and Philosophy ofSanatana dharma. >>>> >>>> While the Shruti and the Smriti, the Purauasand the Itihasa make the >>>> edifice of Hindu Religion,we find that the Religion itself hs given rise >>>> toa splendid literature of Science and Philosophy.The Science was divided >>>> into the uplift Shadangani,the Six Angas, literally Limbs ; and >>>> these'Summaries of these have been given as lectures at the C. H. >>>> College,by Annie Besant, and are published as Tlie Story of the Great War, >>>> andShri Jtamachandra,V 8 )six Limbs, or Branches, comprised what would >>>> nowbe called secular knowledge. In the old days religiousand secular >>>> knowledge were not divided.They included Grammar, Philology, >>>> Astrology,Poetry, together with sixty-four sciences and arts,and the method >>>> by which study should be carriedon, so that any one who mastered the six >>>> angaswas a man of varied and deep learning.The Philosophy also had six >>>> divisions, theM^SAMIR Shaddarshanani, the Six Darshanas, orways of seeing >>>> things, usually called the Six Systems.They all have one object : the >>>> putting anend to pain by enabling the separated human selvespto re-unite >>>> with the supreme Self ; and they all haveone method the development of tyMH >>>> Jnanam,Wisdom. The ways employed are different, tosuit the different mental >>>> constitutions of men, sothat they are like six different roads, all leading >>>> toone town.As to what is contained in the Six Systems ofphilosophy, it will >>>> be enough for boys to know this ;The Ny&ya and the Vaisheshika arrange all >>>> thethings of the world into a certain number of kinds ;then point out that >>>> a man knows all things bymeans of his senses, or by inference and >>>> analogy,or by testimony of other (wise and experienced) >>>> >>>> The Sankhya explains in more detail and innew ways the nature ofps^T. >>>> urushaht, Spirit, andof sr^jfan Prakritifr, Matter, and relation of each to >>>> >>>> the other.The Yoga says that as there are now generallyknown five >>>> senses and five organs of action, so thereare other subtler senses and >>>> organs; and explainsmore fully how they may be developed by men whoare >>>> seeking to know God, who is their own trueinmost Spirit.The Mimansft >>>> explains what karma is, L e., action,both religious and worldly, and what >>>> are itsconsequences, causes and effects, and how it bindsman to this world >>>> or to another.The Vedanta finally tells fully what is the exactand true >>>> nature of God, or Atma, and shows thatJiva of man is in essence the same as >>>> this inmostGod, and explains how man may five so that karmashall not bind >>>> him; and finally, by understanding( 10 )what the Maya Shakti of God is, by >>>> which all thisworld comes forth and ppears and disappears, howhe may (after >>>> practice of Yoga) merge himself intoand become one with God and so gain >>>> Moksha. >>>> >>>> KR INTRODUCTION EXTRACTED FROM THAT BOOK KR IRS 12326 >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at 08:51 >>>> Subject: Indian History ~ the Real Truth. >>>> To: Patty Thatha <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.pinterest.com/pin/354025220731583458/#imgViewer >>>> This book on Sanatana Duarma is really nice ! 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