Utilisation of Temple Funds in Karnataka: A Factual Report
Government control/ regulation of Hindu Temples has always been a contentious issue in India since colonial times. The British perceived these temples as important power centres and sought to establish a firm hold More...
Are temples of Hindus playground for secular politicking?
A plague struck Malabar 200 years ago in the form of Tipu from Mysore. The mighty temples of Malabar were ransacked and plundered by the merciless army of the tyrant. The utsava murthi of Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple More...
HR & CE and Mismanagement of Temples – The case of Srivilliputtur
Srivilliputtur in the Virudhunagar district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu is famous for the Vatapatrasayee Temple, which is one among the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desams and the Andal temple, the place where Andal More...
Why the secular government is not a rightful manager of Hindu temples
Can ‘Government failure’ be an excuse for stopping a population from practising their religion? Recently, a local Court order has blocked the regular festival schedule of a temple under the Hindu Religious More...
Casteism, Misogyny and Rights of Hindu Religious Institutions- IV
[contextly_sidebar id=”dDHkh59DFFc42zA1Bz0o5tar0I02TTDz”] Sample these opening lines of a news report in The Hindu on the ongoing hearings before the Supreme Court on the issue of entry of women into More...
Should Temple Gold Be Utilised For Government’s Gold Monetisation Schemes?
Ashish C has written an essay on OpIndia laying out the economic benefits of the monetisation of Temple Gold. I see this decision as being wrong in two areas- dharmic and political-economic. The temple has been More...
Temples and the State in the Indian Tradition: Part 8
Continuing the series on Hindu Temples, their conception, history, heritage and legacy authored by M.D. Srinivas. [contextly_sidebar id=”IHcXfU188PLVJMbaB3u54J3ycjBGqGCr”] Strengthening the government More...
Manage Hindu Temples Along the Lines of Sikh Gurdwaras
Sikh Gurdwaras are one of the best maintained places of worship among all religious places. Of course, one may say that nothing less than the best is to be expected from the Sikhs, and it is true that community’s More...
Temples and the State in India: A Historical Overview
This is the first of a new comprehensive series on Hindu Temples, their conception, history, heritage and legacy authored by M.D. Srinivas. Introduction India indeed is a land of temples. Indian civilisation More...
The Present State of Hindu Temples: Morena as a Case Study
[contextly_sidebar id=”Ydn8o3zcQLram6hyZ9Razq7H10rpOPnV”] The ancient Hindu temples in most places in north India were either destroyed or desecrated in the Medieval Era and hence were abandoned by Hindus. In More...