Five more women Odhuvars appointed in TN Temples

The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment department on Monday appointed five more women as Odhuvars.

Chennai, Sept 25 (BPNS) The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment department on Monday appointed five more women as Odhuvars. Odhuvars are those who sing Tamil devotional hymns but they don’t enter the sanctum sanctorium. With the appointment of five women on Monday, the total Odhuvars in temples of Tamil Nadu under HR&CE has touched ten. […]

TN officials seal temple for barring entry to Dalits

The Tamil Nadu revenue officials sealed the Dharmaraja Droupadi Amman temple in Melpathi village of Villupuram district on Wednesday. 

Chennai, June 7 (BPNS)  The Tamil Nadu revenue officials sealed the Dharmaraja Droupadi Amman temple in Melpathi village of Villupuram district on Wednesday.  The  revenue officials took the action as  caste Hindus had barred entry to people belonging to the Adi Dravidar community. This led to a tense situation in the area and possible escalation of law […]

TN temple sealed after caste Hindus prevent entry to Dalits

The revenue officials of Tamil Nadu sealed the Sakthi Mariamman Temple at Virudasampatti in Salem district after caste Hindus prevented the entry of Dalits into the temple.

Chennai, Dec 26 ( BPNS) The revenue officials of Tamil Nadu sealed the Sakthi Mariamman Temple at Virudasampatti in Salem district after caste Hindus prevented the entry of Dalits into the temple. Police said that the temple is under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department. The temple was recently renovated […]

TN to renovate 80 temples that are 1000 years old

Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department will be renovating 80 temples that are 1000 years old. The HR&CE department minister, P.K. Sekar Babu in a statement on Thursday said that the state government was not against the Hindus and that this was being made out from certain […]