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‘Invisible fear’ on faces of priests, temple staff in Chennai, claims T.N. Governor

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‘Invisible fear’ on faces of priests, temple staff in Chennai, claims T.N. Governor

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday, January 22, 2024 visited Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple in Chennai and later claimed there was a “pervasive sense of invisible fear and apprehensions writ large on the faces of priests and temple staff.” A Raj Bhavan post on social … Read more

Karnataka govt. clears appointment of two Hindu priests for Bababudangiri shrine

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Karnataka govt. clears appointment of two Hindu priests for Bababudangiri shrine

The Karnataka government on Saturday issued orders clearing the appointment of two Hindu priests on a temporary basis to perform puja at Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swami Peetha/Dargah, a syncretic cave-shrine atop Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru district. The nature of religious ritual in this shrine has been a matter of dispute, leading to an extended legal … Read more