The Madras High Court on Tuesday held that the devotees of Thenkalai sect should be given the primary two or three rows contained in the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kanchipuram and behind them the Vadakalai sect and peculiar devotees shall be permitted to sit down within the remaining obtainable house.
Justice S M Subramnaniam gave a path to this impact whereas passing orders on a writ petition from one S Narayanan difficult a discover issued by the temple Assistant Commissioner/Executive Trustee within the midnight of May 14, which permitted the individuals belonging to ‘Thenkalai’ alone to recite their prabandhams and participate within the rituals/ceremonies of the continued temple Brahmotsavam pageant. Thenkalai and Vadakalai are Vaishnavite sects.
“Considering the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the opinion that religious rights of devotees, worshipers are to be protected. The guarantee under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution for the rituals and observance, ceremonies and modes of worship, which all are integral part of religious practices, are also to be taken into consideration by the Courts,” the choose stated.
In the current case, the precise of primacy to chant the preliminary recital and Prabandham by the Thenkalai sect just isn’t disputed by the Vadakalai sect. Their request is that they could even be permitted to chant the preliminary ritual specifically Sri Ramanuja Dayapathram and thereafter, chant Prabandham together with Thenkalai sect, which might be more practical for completion of the rituals within the temple. The Vadakalai sect are prepared and keen to co-operate for the peaceable observance of rituals with out affecting the rights of Thenkalai sect.
“Under these circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that both the sects are expected to respect each other’s religious rites and sentiments and right to worship and the guarantee conferred under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India.”, the choose stated.
The seating preparations shall be regulated by the AssistantCommissioner/Executive Trustee of the temple in such a way with out affecting the self-discipline and decorum of the rituals and pooja actions, the choose stated.
The choose stated that the preliminary recital specifically Sri Ramanuja Dayapathram inside 10 to 12 seconds every and thereafter, each the Thenkalai and Vadakalai sects and peculiar devotees shall be permitted to collectively chant Naalayira Divya Prabandham in an uniformed method with out disrupting the rituals and poojas and with out inflicting any inconvenience or nuisance to the opposite devotees and worshippers, who all are current within the temple.
On completion of chanting of Naalayira Divya Prabandham by Vadakalai sect, Thenkalai sect and peculiar devotees, collectively the ultimate ritual specifically Vazhithirunamam could also be firstly chanted by Thenkalai.
Thereafter, the Vadakalai sect shall be allowed to recite their concluding Mantra i.e., “Desikan Vazhi Thirunamam” and accordingly, the whole means of rituals shall be concluded.
The AC/ET shall monitor the observance of the rituals each by the Thenkalai and Vadakalai sects and within the occasion of any violations of self-discipline and decorum, provoke applicable motion within the method identified to regulation together with penal actions.
The AC/ET shall make the above preparations with rapid impact and videograph the occasions and produce the identical earlier than the Court through the subsequent listening to on May 25, the choose added.
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