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Govt Agrees to Modify Made Snana in Subramanya Temple

  •   Thu, Nov 08 2012 11:09:03 PM

Govt Agrees to Modify Made Snana in Subramanya Temple

Bangalore, Nov 8 (PTI): The Karnataka government today informed the High Court it would modify the controversial practice of "Made Snana" in Kukke Subramanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district.

The ritual involves devotees rolling over leftovers of food partaken by Brahmins on plantain leaves.

The government, in its response to a PIL seeking a ban on the practice, filed an affidavit in the court, saying it would replace the earlier practice by offering "prasadam" from the sanctum sanctorum on plantain leaves, which would be placed in the outer yard to enable devotees irrespective of caste, to partake of it.

The government also conceded the other prayer of the petitioners, seeking a ban on "Pankthi Bheda" at the temple (discrimination in seating arrangement for partaking food, by assuring that it would not promote, sponsor or permit Pankthi Bheda there.

The division bench, headed by Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen, then disposed of the peititon.

The PIL filed by Nedumamidi Swamy, a seer of the Mutt by the same name in Cikkaballapura and several others, including educationists and rationalists in March this year sought a ban on "Made Snana" and two other connected practices of "Made Seve" and Made Sevane" and also a ban on "Pankthi Bheda" at the above temple.
  

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Sat, Nov 10 2012

    I am very eager to see Dalit Swamis and archakas all over Coastal area and entire Karnataka.

    Oppression must end here itself.

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  • Mohandas Kapikad, Mangaluru

    Sat, Nov 10 2012

    Perhaps I feal that the Government order or Court Judgement will be not be able to solve this issue. Its Devotees faith & belief which play the primary role. The Madesnana which is seen by Nidumamidi Swami or some Organisations as act of demoralising, is felt by devotees as a auspicious event. Religious Belief & Faith plays plenty of role, & as this event takes place only in few days of the year. The media have been considering the comments by people who neither have performed madesnana nor seen it live. Statements of believers is sidlined by most media. Over years the devotees performing madesnana has increased & that itself shows it is liked by many devotees. I personaly feal that with drastic steps we are suppressing the religious sentiments of devotees. Better leave the choice to devotees, whether to perform or not. Again as it is spoken by media again & again, it is not act of suppression, but performed by devotees irresptective of caste. Eg.: See the last bottom person in the above pic.

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  • D. Kumar, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 10 2012

    One of the great decision..this will leads to make even more close with lower caste people and this will helps to create 'one nation with one caste' in future days

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumabi

    Yes it took 65 years... Can you smell the difference between two political parties now?

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  • KRPrabhu,

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    Government may agree for modified made snana but ultimately the devotees who are implementing it.In my opinion madified .made snana will not be accepted by the devotees localites especially the male kudia tribes.

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  • Dr S Kamath, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    Aubb, Kuwait,Hindus do not need advise from Non Hindus like you .Brahmins of modern day do not descriminate any body .In modernday Hindu society all are equal.Rather now a revolution has come up in Udupi district which intends every body to practice the same(eeven non brahmins) what Brahmins do if they wish to.They can even get Sacred thread ,They can get initiated into Gayatrimantram though Upanayanam .This instituition is called Divinepark and one can get details through www.divinepark.org

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  • Ted, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    I hope BBC, Discovery Channel ,CNN and our very own Tehelka don't make a documentary out of this MADE SNANA ritual and telecast worldwide.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    A sensible verdict

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumabi

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    Finally this government has woken up..........

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  • vincy, bangkok

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    Rolling on leaves and healing of skin deceases by these therapy is left to the poor low class people.The one who ate on these leaves made their kin as doctors and specialists and sent them abroad to treat the foreigners.

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  • radhakrishna, manipal

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    looks like a winner...should satisfy all parties...

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Fri, Nov 09 2012

    A good legal step by the Karnataka High Court.

    I hope the same should be applied to the Mutts all over Udupi and Karnataka without delay and in its full force.

    Discrimination on the basis of caste by upper caste Hindus must be brought to an end in every aspect of life.

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