No Hindu temple should be out of bounds for any Hindu man or woman irrespective of his or her caste. Yesterday dalits entered Jagannath temple in Orissa. This is good news. The fact that they faced no resistence is also heartening. The Jagannath temple of Puri is an important temple in our country and every Hindu should be allowed to pray at the temple.
I am reminded of the "Patit-Pawan Mandir" in Ratnagiri. Built by Veer Savarkar, it was the first Hindu temple for harijans. Savarkar appointed a harijan as its priest, who probably was first harijan priest in the country.
Recently there has been a controversy over allowing women into Sabarimala temple in Kerala. I perfectly agree with the RSS's view that women should allowed to enter the temple. Hindu temples should be for all Hindus.
Reporting corruption made easier
Anti-Corruption Bureau’s mobile van will be stationed in neighbourhood to register complaints. Read.
Posted by
Jayprakash Acharya
on
Friday, December 01, 2006
Labels:
Anti-corruption,
Corruption
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