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The prohibition of foreigners, non-Hindus and even low
caste Hindus to certain temples of
Restricted temples are run by groups of Brahmins and anyone visiting
those
temples must follow their guidelines. If the temple authority wants to
close the doors to foreigners, they can. However, if these temples propagate an
universal religion, they should not prohibit entries. I know there is a Hindu
temple in If foreigners or scholars want to visit certain Hindu temples for either research or devotional purposes it is up to the temple authority to make the facilities available. In a temple at Guwahati I saw one foreign Hindu monk being welcomed in to the sanctuary. Hindus usually enter their places of worship with veneration. An atheist or a non-Hindu lacks this sense of humility and may be critical of the management in a lot of things even though he may be justified.. Should a temple run by a group of orthodox Brahmins for their exclusive clientele be opened to the harijans because untouchability in public places is prohibited under the Constitution of India. Well, non-believers have no need to be offended but believers should certainly not be discriminated The matter has been dealt with within the existing law of
In this particular instance, I do not see any problem in allowing the donor to enter the temple.The temple authority should not beunduly censorious. Bhuban |
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